Sale 17668
New York
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13 December 2019
Price realised
USD 18,750
Estimate
TIFFANY STUDIOS Pair of Four-Light 'Lily' Sconces, circa 1900 Favrile glass, gilt bronze each: 14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm) high; 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) wide; 7 ½ in. (19.1 cm) deep shades and mount unsigned
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 2 December 2000, lot 676 Acquired from the above by the present owner
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Literature
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019, p. 385, pl. 1565
Pre-Lot Text
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