‘Butterfly and Yellow Rose’ Table Lamp, circa 1902
Details
TIFFANY STUDIOS
‘Butterfly and Yellow Rose’ Table Lamp, circa 1902
with a ‘Pineapple’ base
leaded glass, Favrile glass, patinated bronze
24 ½ in. (62.2 cm) high, 16 1⁄8 in. (41 cm) diameter of shade
shade impressed with small tag TIFFANY STVDIOS NEW YORK
base impressed TIFFANY STVDIOS NEW YORK D856 with Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company monogram
‘Butterfly and Yellow Rose’ Table Lamp, circa 1902
with a ‘Pineapple’ base
leaded glass, Favrile glass, patinated bronze
24 ½ in. (62.2 cm) high, 16 1⁄8 in. (41 cm) diameter of shade
shade impressed with small tag TIFFANY STVDIOS NEW YORK
base impressed TIFFANY STVDIOS NEW YORK D856 with Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company monogram
Provenance
Macklowe Gallery, New York
Christie’s, New York, 11 June 1999, lot 137
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Christie’s, New York, 11 June 1999, lot 137
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
A. Koch, ed., Die Ausstellung zu Turin 1902, Moderne Dekorative Kunst, Darmstadt, 1902, p. 278 (for a period photograph of the base model exhibited at the Turin Exposition of Industrial Arts, 1902)
“Esposizione di Torino,” Arte italiana, Decorativa e Industriale, 1902, no. 12, p. 68 (for a period photograph of the base model exhibited at the Turin Exposition of Industrial Arts, 1902)
R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany: Rebel in Glass, New York, 1964, pl. iv (base model)
Dr. E. Neustadt, The Lamps of Tiffany, New York, 1970, pp. 33, no. 25 (base model); 95, no. 135 (base model); 129, no. 180 (base model)
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, pp. 64, no. 176 (shade model); 97, no. 264 (base model); 133, no. 352 (base model)
W. Feldstein, Jr. and A. Duncan, The Lamps of Tiffany Studios, New York, 1983, pp. 54-55 (base model)
J. Baal-Teshuva, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Cologne, 2001, p. 217 (base model)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 17 and 309 (base model)
M. Eidelberg, A. Cooney Frelinghuysen, N. A. McClelland and L. Rachen, The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2005, pp. 26, fig. 29 (for a period photograph of the base model exhibited at the Turin Exposition of Industrial Arts, 1902); 98-99, pl. 11 (base model); 128, pl. 28 (base model)
S. Harrison, et. al., Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique, exh. cat., The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 2008, p. 307 (base model)
D. A. Hanks, Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection, exh. cat., The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago, 2013, p. 51 (for a period photograph of the base model exhibited at the Turin Exposition of Industrial Arts, 1902)
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 73, no. 267-268 (base model); 162, no. 659 (shade model); 182, no. 731 (base model); 194, no. 763 (base model)
C. de la Bédoyère, Louis Comfort Tiffany Masterworks, London, 2020, pp. 10-11 and 28-29 (present lot illustrated), 107 (base model)
P. Crist, Tiffany Lamps: A History, Mosaic Shades, Volume I, Santa Fe Springs, 2023, pp. 94, no. 4-70 (shade model); 104, no. 4-113 (shade model); 139, no. 5-126 (base model); 143, no. 5-142 (base model); 163, no. 6-59 (shade model); 167, no. 6-71 (shade model); 251, no. 8-92 (base model); 252, no. 8-96 (base model)
“Esposizione di Torino,” Arte italiana, Decorativa e Industriale, 1902, no. 12, p. 68 (for a period photograph of the base model exhibited at the Turin Exposition of Industrial Arts, 1902)
R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany: Rebel in Glass, New York, 1964, pl. iv (base model)
Dr. E. Neustadt, The Lamps of Tiffany, New York, 1970, pp. 33, no. 25 (base model); 95, no. 135 (base model); 129, no. 180 (base model)
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, pp. 64, no. 176 (shade model); 97, no. 264 (base model); 133, no. 352 (base model)
W. Feldstein, Jr. and A. Duncan, The Lamps of Tiffany Studios, New York, 1983, pp. 54-55 (base model)
J. Baal-Teshuva, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Cologne, 2001, p. 217 (base model)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 17 and 309 (base model)
M. Eidelberg, A. Cooney Frelinghuysen, N. A. McClelland and L. Rachen, The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2005, pp. 26, fig. 29 (for a period photograph of the base model exhibited at the Turin Exposition of Industrial Arts, 1902); 98-99, pl. 11 (base model); 128, pl. 28 (base model)
S. Harrison, et. al., Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique, exh. cat., The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 2008, p. 307 (base model)
D. A. Hanks, Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection, exh. cat., The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago, 2013, p. 51 (for a period photograph of the base model exhibited at the Turin Exposition of Industrial Arts, 1902)
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 73, no. 267-268 (base model); 162, no. 659 (shade model); 182, no. 731 (base model); 194, no. 763 (base model)
C. de la Bédoyère, Louis Comfort Tiffany Masterworks, London, 2020, pp. 10-11 and 28-29 (present lot illustrated), 107 (base model)
P. Crist, Tiffany Lamps: A History, Mosaic Shades, Volume I, Santa Fe Springs, 2023, pp. 94, no. 4-70 (shade model); 104, no. 4-113 (shade model); 139, no. 5-126 (base model); 143, no. 5-142 (base model); 163, no. 6-59 (shade model); 167, no. 6-71 (shade model); 251, no. 8-92 (base model); 252, no. 8-96 (base model)
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