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Armchair for the George Kemp House, 720 Fifth Avenue, New York, circa 1880
Details
LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY (1848-1933)
Armchair for the George Kemp House, 720 Fifth Avenue, New York, circa 1880
execution attributed to Herter Brothers, New York
white oak, brass, leather upholstery
42 x 26 x 21 3⁄4 in. (106.7 x 66 x 55.2 cm)
impressed 5292
Armchair for the George Kemp House, 720 Fifth Avenue, New York, circa 1880
execution attributed to Herter Brothers, New York
white oak, brass, leather upholstery
42 x 26 x 21 3⁄4 in. (106.7 x 66 x 55.2 cm)
impressed 5292
Provenance
George Kemp, 720 Fifth Avenue, New York, commissioned from Louis C. Tiffany, circa 1880
Margaret Caldwell, New York
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan, circa 1990
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Margaret Caldwell, New York
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan, circa 1990
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Literature
G. William Sheldon, Artistic Houses, vol. 1, pt. 1, New York, 1883, pp. 53-56, pl. 33 (for the present lot in situ at the George Kemp house)
The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age, New York, 1987, pp. 132-135, pl. 139-142 (for period photographs of the George Kemp house), pl. 141 (for the present lot in situ at the George Kemp house)
A. Duncan, M. Eidelberg, and N. Harris, Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany, London, 1989, p. 19 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1992, p. 34 (for the present lot in situ at the George Kemp house)
T. Horiuchi, A Selection of 300 Works from Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan, 2001, p. 173, no. 253 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 78-79 (present lot illustrated)
The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age, New York, 1987, pp. 132-135, pl. 139-142 (for period photographs of the George Kemp house), pl. 141 (for the present lot in situ at the George Kemp house)
A. Duncan, M. Eidelberg, and N. Harris, Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany, London, 1989, p. 19 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1992, p. 34 (for the present lot in situ at the George Kemp house)
T. Horiuchi, A Selection of 300 Works from Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan, 2001, p. 173, no. 253 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 78-79 (present lot illustrated)
Further Details
Last image: The dining room in the residence of George Kemp at 720 Fifth Avenue, New York, circa 1879
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Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas