Details
TIFFANY STUDIOS
Rare 'Moorish' Table Lamp, circa 1895
Favrile glass, leaded glass, patinated bronze, gilt plaster
26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm) high, 13 3/4 in. (35 cm) diameter of shade
base impressed S629
Provenance
Lillian Nassau, Ltd., New York
John Mecom, Jr., Houston, Texas, circa 1982
Highly Important Tiffany Lamps from the Collection of John W. Mecom, Jr., Houston, Texas, Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1995, lot 23
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above
Literature
"Modern American Residences," The Architectural Record, vol. 1, no. 3, January-March, 1892, p. 390 (for a related example in the Rembrandt Room of H. O. Havemeyer's New York City residence)
C. W. Post Art Gallery, The Age of Tiffany: Glass, Paintings, Bronzes, Furniture, exh. cat., New York, 1981, n.p. (present lot illustrated)
B. Delatiner, “Shedding Light on Tiffany’s Creations,” The New York Times, Art Section, Sunday, 1 February 1981, p. 19 (present lot mentioned)
D. L. Shirey, “‘Tiffany’ Illuminates Craftsman as Artist”, The New York Times, Art Section, Sunday, 8 March 1981, p. 8 (for a reference to ‘The Art of Tiffany’ at C. W. Post Gallery, Greenvale, New York)
W. Feldstein, Jr. and A. Duncan The Lamps of Tiffany Studios, New York, 1983, pp. 82 and 83 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, New York, 2019, p. 201, no. 786 (present lot illustrated)
A. Cooney Frelinghuysen, Louis Comfort Tiffany at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1998, p. 13 (for a related example in the Rembrandt Room of H. O. Havemeyer's New York City residence)
Exhibited
Greenvale, New York, C.W. Post Art Gallery, The Age of Tiffany: Glass, Paintings, Bronzes, Furniture, February - March 1981
Special notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.
Details
TIFFANY STUDIOS
Rare 'Moorish' Table Lamp, circa 1895
Favrile glass, leaded glass, patinated bronze, gilt plaster
26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm) high, 13 3/4 in. (35 cm) diameter of shade
base impressed S629
Provenance
Lillian Nassau, Ltd., New York
John Mecom, Jr., Houston, Texas, circa 1982
Highly Important Tiffany Lamps from the Collection of John W. Mecom, Jr., Houston, Texas, Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1995, lot 23
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above
Literature
"Modern American Residences," The Architectural Record, vol. 1, no. 3, January-March, 1892, p. 390 (for a related example in the Rembrandt Room of H. O. Havemeyer's New York City residence)
C. W. Post Art Gallery, The Age of Tiffany: Glass, Paintings, Bronzes, Furniture, exh. cat., New York, 1981, n.p. (present lot illustrated)
B. Delatiner, “Shedding Light on Tiffany’s Creations,” The New York Times, Art Section, Sunday, 1 February 1981, p. 19 (present lot mentioned)
D. L. Shirey, “‘Tiffany’ Illuminates Craftsman as Artist”, The New York Times, Art Section, Sunday, 8 March 1981, p. 8 (for a reference to ‘The Art of Tiffany’ at C. W. Post Gallery, Greenvale, New York)
W. Feldstein, Jr. and A. Duncan The Lamps of Tiffany Studios, New York, 1983, pp. 82 and 83 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, New York, 2019, p. 201, no. 786 (present lot illustrated)
A. Cooney Frelinghuysen, Louis Comfort Tiffany at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1998, p. 13 (for a related example in the Rembrandt Room of H. O. Havemeyer's New York City residence)
Exhibited
Greenvale, New York, C.W. Post Art Gallery, The Age of Tiffany: Glass, Paintings, Bronzes, Furniture, February - March 1981
Special notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.
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