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Drop-Leaf Partner's Desk for the William S. Kimball House, Rochester, New York, circa 1881
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LOUIS C. TIFFANY AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTS
Drop-Leaf Partner's Desk for the William S. Kimball House, Rochester, New York, circa 1881
canary wood, teak, patinated brass
30 1⁄4 x 84 3⁄8 x 36 in. (76.8 x 214.3 x 91.4 cm) (extended)
50 1⁄2 in. wide (128.3 cm) (unextended)
Drop-Leaf Partner's Desk for the William S. Kimball House, Rochester, New York, circa 1881
canary wood, teak, patinated brass
30 1⁄4 x 84 3⁄8 x 36 in. (76.8 x 214.3 x 91.4 cm) (extended)
50 1⁄2 in. wide (128.3 cm) (unextended)
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, 1991
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 26 October 1991, lot 593
Private Collection
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, 1991
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 26 October 1991, lot 593
Private Collection
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Literature
G. William Sheldon, Artistic Houses, vol. 2, pt. 1, New York, 1884, pl. 45 (for a period photograph of the Hamilton Fish house featuring a related desk in a darker stain)
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 (for a period photograph of the Hamilton Fish residence featuring a related desk in a darker stain) and 81, pl. 67 (for period photographs of the William S. Kimball house)
A. Duncan, Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1992, pp. 39 (for the present lot in situ at the William S. Kimball house), 40-41 (present lot illustrated)
T. Horiuchi, ed., The World of Louis Comfort Tiffany: A Selection from The Anchorman Collection, Japan, 1994, pp. 134-135 (present lot illustrated)
T. Horiuchi, A Selection of 300 Works from Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan, 2001, p. 172, no. 250 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 86 (for the present lot in situ at the William S. Kimball house), 87 (present lot illustrated)
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 (for a period photograph of the Hamilton Fish residence featuring a related desk in a darker stain) and 81, pl. 67 (for period photographs of the William S. Kimball house)
A. Duncan, Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1992, pp. 39 (for the present lot in situ at the William S. Kimball house), 40-41 (present lot illustrated)
T. Horiuchi, ed., The World of Louis Comfort Tiffany: A Selection from The Anchorman Collection, Japan, 1994, pp. 134-135 (present lot illustrated)
T. Horiuchi, A Selection of 300 Works from Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan, 2001, p. 172, no. 250 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 86 (for the present lot in situ at the William S. Kimball house), 87 (present lot illustrated)
Further Details
Last image: An Interior view of the William S. Kimball House, Rochester, New York, circa 1883
Sale Room Notice
Please note the additional provenace 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, 1991
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 26 October 1991, lot 593
Private Collection
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan
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, 1991
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, 26 October 1991, lot 593
Private Collection
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