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'Rhinoceros Beetle' Stamp Box, circa 1902
Details
TIFFANY STUDIOS
'Rhinoceros Beetle' Stamp Box, circa 1902
enamel on copper
1 3⁄8 x 3 x 1 5⁄8 in. (3.5 x 7.6 x 4.1 cm)
impressed TIFFANY STVDIOS NEW YORK 9396 with Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company monogram
'Rhinoceros Beetle' Stamp Box, circa 1902
enamel on copper
1 3⁄8 x 3 x 1 5⁄8 in. (3.5 x 7.6 x 4.1 cm)
impressed TIFFANY STVDIOS NEW YORK 9396 with Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company monogram
Provenance
Private Collection, California
Christie's, New York, 13 December 1986, lot 695
Macklowe Gallery, New York
Historical Design, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Christie's, New York, 13 December 1986, lot 695
Macklowe Gallery, New York
Historical Design, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
S. Howe, “Enamel as a Decorative Agent”, The Craftsman, vol. 2, no. 2, New York, May 1902, p. 61
J. Zapata, The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1993, p. 54 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 430
J. Zapata, The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1993, p. 54 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 430
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas