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Sofa, circa 1880
Details
LOUIS C. TIFFANY AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTS
Sofa, circa 1880
satinwood, brass, velvet upholstery
39 1⁄2 x 75 1⁄2 x 28 in. (100.3 x 191.8 x 71.1 cm)
Sofa, circa 1880
satinwood, brass, velvet upholstery
39 1⁄2 x 75 1⁄2 x 28 in. (100.3 x 191.8 x 71.1 cm)
Provenance
By repute, William S. Kimball, Rochester, New York
Family member of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, circa 1920
Thence by descent
Garrison Kingsley, circa 1995
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 5 October 1996, lot 331
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Family member of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, circa 1920
Thence by descent
Garrison Kingsley, circa 1995
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 5 October 1996, lot 331
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan
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, pp. 170-171, no. 249 (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), 89 (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, pp. 170-171, no. 249 (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), 89 (present lot illustrated)
Sale Room Notice
Please note the attribution for commission of this sofa has changed to ‘by repute’.
Please also note additional provenance available for this lot:
By repute, William S. Kimball, Rochester, New York
Family member of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, circa 1920
Thence by descent
Garrison Kingsley, circa 1995
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 5 October 1996, lot 331
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Please also note additional provenance available for this lot:
By repute, William S. Kimball, Rochester, New York
Family member of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, circa 1920
Thence by descent
Garrison Kingsley, circa 1995
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 5 October 1996, lot 331
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas