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Fourteen-Piece 'Ninth Century' Desk Set, circa 1915
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TIFFANY STUDIOS
Fourteen-Piece 'Ninth Century' Desk Set, circa 1915
Favrile glass, gilt bronze
comprising: photograph frame, calendar frame, letter rack, inkwell, stamp box, notepad holder, pair of blotter ends, letter clip, rocker blotter, letter scale, larger pen tray, smaller pen tray, pen wipe
letter rack: 5 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (14.6 x 24.8 x 6 cm.)
Fourteen-Piece 'Ninth Century' Desk Set, circa 1915
Favrile glass, gilt bronze
comprising: photograph frame, calendar frame, letter rack, inkwell, stamp box, notepad holder, pair of blotter ends, letter clip, rocker blotter, letter scale, larger pen tray, smaller pen tray, pen wipe
letter rack: 5 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (14.6 x 24.8 x 6 cm.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Boston.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 13 June 2003, lot 528.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 13 June 2003, lot 528.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany’s Glass, Bronzes, Lamps: A Collector’s Guide, New York, 1971, p. 96, no. 122 (inkstand).
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, p. 305, no. 958.
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, p. 305, no. 958.
Special Notice
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