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THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF A NEW YORK ANTIQUARIAN
TIFFANY STUDIOS
Rare 'Geometric and Turtle Back' Hanging Light, circa 1905
Details
TIFFANY STUDIOS
Rare 'Geometric and Turtle Back' Hanging Light, circa 1905
leaded glass, patinated bronze
12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) diameter of shade, 56 in. (142.2 cm) drop
with early tag impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK
Rare 'Geometric and Turtle Back' Hanging Light, circa 1905
leaded glass, patinated bronze
12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) diameter of shade, 56 in. (142.2 cm) drop
with early tag impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK
Provenance
Phillips Bathurst Motley, Westmount, Quebec, circa 1906
Thence by decent to his son, Phillips Carey Motley, Westmount Quebec, circa 1946
Thence by descent
Sotheby's, New York, 15 June 2011, lot 9
Burton and Paula Geyer, New York
The Geyer Collection: Masterworks of Tiffany and Prewar Design, Sotheby's, New York, 11 December 2018, lot 21
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Thence by decent to his son, Phillips Carey Motley, Westmount Quebec, circa 1946
Thence by descent
Sotheby's, New York, 15 June 2011, lot 9
Burton and Paula Geyer, New York
The Geyer Collection: Masterworks of Tiffany and Prewar Design, Sotheby's, New York, 11 December 2018, lot 21
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany’s Glass, Bronzes, Lamps: A Complete Collector’s Guide, New York, 1971, p. 28 (for a related example)
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, 2019, p. 280 (for related examples)
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, 2019, p. 280 (for related examples)
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas