Details
TIFFANY STUDIOS
Rare 'Turtle-Back Tile' Chandelier, circa 1910
Favrile glass, leaded glass, gilt bronze
17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) high, 32 in. (81.3 cm.) diameter, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) diameter of shade
leaded shade impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK
each Favrile glass shade engraved L.C.T.
Provenance
The Sunrise Trust Collection, Florida.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 8-9 December 1995, lot 518.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, pp. 147, no. 389 (central shade); 204, no. 572 (for a related example); 220, no. 634 (for a related example).
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 343, no. 1383; 344, no. 1389 (central shade).
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 'Turtle-Back Tile' Chandelier, circa 1910
Favrile glass, leaded glass, gilt bronze
17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) high, 32 in. (81.3 cm.) diameter, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) diameter of shade
leaded shade impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK
each Favrile glass shade engraved L.C.T.
Provenance
The Sunrise Trust Collection, Florida.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 8-9 December 1995, lot 518.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, pp. 147, no. 389 (central shade); 204, no. 572 (for a related example); 220, no. 634 (for a related example).
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 343, no. 1383; 344, no. 1389 (central shade).
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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