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Pair of Side Chairs for the William S. Kimball House, Rochester, New York, circa 1881
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LOUIS C. TIFFANY AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTS
Pair of Side Chairs for the William S. Kimball House, Rochester, New York, circa 1881
ash, brass, velvet upholstery
37 1⁄4 x 20 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄2 in. (94.6 x 51.4 x 49.5 cm)
Pair of Side Chairs for the William S. Kimball House, Rochester, New York, circa 1881
ash, brass, velvet upholstery
37 1⁄4 x 20 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄2 in. (94.6 x 51.4 x 49.5 cm)
Provenance
William S. Kimball, Rochester, New York, commissioned from Louis C. Tiffany and Associated Artists, New York, circa 1881
Family member of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, circa 1920
Thence by descent
Garrison Kingsley, circa 1991
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 26 October 1991, lots 590 and 591
Margot Johnson, New York
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan, circa 1992
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Family member of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, circa 1920
Thence by descent
Garrison Kingsley, circa 1991
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 26 October 1991, lots 590 and 591
Margot Johnson, New York
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan, circa 1992
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Literature
G. William Sheldon, Artistic Houses, vol. 2, pt. 2, New York, 1884, pp. 159-160, pl. 30-31 (for period photographs of the William S. Kimball house)
The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age, New York, 1987, pp. 70, pl. 52 and 81, pl. 67 (for period photographs of the William S. Kimball house)
T. Horiuchi, A Selection of 300 Works from Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan, 2001, p. 173, no. 254 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 85-86 and 88 (for period photographs of the William S. Kimball house), 88 (present lot illustrated)
The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age, New York, 1987, pp. 70, pl. 52 and 81, pl. 67 (for period photographs of the William S. Kimball house)
T. Horiuchi, A Selection of 300 Works from Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan, 2001, p. 173, no. 254 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 85-86 and 88 (for period photographs of the William S. Kimball house), 88 (present lot illustrated)
Further Details
Last image: View of the Hall in the William S. Kimball House, Rochester, New York, Artistic Houses, 1883
Sale Room Notice
Please note the additional provenance for this lot:
William S. Kimball, Rochester, New York, commissioned from Louis C. Tiffany and Associated Artists, New York, circa 1881
Family member of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, circa 1920
Thence by descent
Garrison Kingsley, circa 1991
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 26 October 1991, lots 590 and 591
Margot Johnson, New York
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan, circa 1992
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
William S. Kimball, Rochester, New York, commissioned from Louis C. Tiffany and Associated Artists, New York, circa 1881
Family member of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, circa 1920
Thence by descent
Garrison Kingsley, circa 1991
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 26 October 1991, lots 590 and 591
Margot Johnson, New York
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan, circa 1992
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas