'Lava' Pitcher, circa 1910
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TIFFANY STUDIOS
'Lava' Pitcher, circa 1910
Favrile glass
4 3⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 x 3 1⁄4 in. (12.1 x 11.4 x 8.3 cm)
engraved Louis C. Tiffany Favrile
with custom Garden Museum Collection case
'Lava' Pitcher, circa 1910
Favrile glass
4 3⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 x 3 1⁄4 in. (12.1 x 11.4 x 8.3 cm)
engraved Louis C. Tiffany Favrile
with custom Garden Museum Collection case
Provenance
Arthur Saunders, Tiffany Studios glass blower, New York
Christie's, New York, 1 April 1995, lot 244
Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, 5 December 1998, lot 659
Private Collection
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Christie's, New York, 1 April 1995, lot 244
Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, 5 December 1998, lot 659
Private Collection
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Literature
A. C. Revi, American Art Nouveau Glass, New York, 1968, p. 111 (present lot illustrated)
H. F. McKean, The "Lost" Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1980, p. 171, fig. 171 (for related 'Lava' examples)
T. Horiuchi, A Selection of 300 Works from Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan, 2001, p. 120, no. 155 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Suffolk, 2004, p. 253 (present lot illustrated)
P. Doros, The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2013, pp. 118, 122-123 (for related 'Lava' examples)
H. F. McKean, The "Lost" Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1980, p. 171, fig. 171 (for related 'Lava' examples)
T. Horiuchi, A Selection of 300 Works from Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan, 2001, p. 120, no. 155 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Suffolk, 2004, p. 253 (present lot illustrated)
P. Doros, The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2013, pp. 118, 122-123 (for related 'Lava' examples)
Exhibited
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas