Details
Favrile glass
4 in. (10.2 cm) high, 514 in. (13.3 cm) diameter
engraved L.C.T. W6694
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 17 November 1984, lot 287
Private American Collection
Christie's, New York, 6 December 2000, lot 253
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
For related examples:
“Esposizione di Torino,” Arte italiana, Decorativa e Industriale, 1902, no. 12, p. 52 (for a period photograph of a related example exhibited at the Turin Exposition of Industrial Arts, 1902)
R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany, Rebel in Glass, New York, 1964, n.p.
R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany’s Art Glass, New York, 1977, n.p., no. 91
H. F. McKean, The “Lost” Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1980, pp. 160-161
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, p. 22
A. Duncan, Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1992, pp. 6-7, 84-85, 92
A. Duncan, M. Eidelberg, and N. Harris, Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1993, p. 102, no. 34
V. Couldrey, The Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany, London, 2001, pp. 97, 133, 170
M. Eidelberg and N. A. McClelland, Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks, Including Tiffany Favrile Glass by Leslie Hayden Nash, New York, 2001, pp. 85, 186, 222
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 231, 260-261, 273
M. A. Johnson, Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages, London, 2005, pp. 144-145
M. Eidelberg, Tiffany Favrile Glass and the Quest of Beauty, New York, 2007, p. 60, no. 71
D. A. Hanks, Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection, exh. cat., The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago, 2013, p. 115, no. 29
P. E. Doros, The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2013, p. 138, fig. 85
P. Crist, Tiffany Lamps: A History, Mosaic Shades, Volume I, Santa Fe Springs, California, 2023, pp. 81, no. 4-15 (for a period photograph of a related example exhibited at the Turin Exposition of Industrial Arts, 1902); 236, no. 8-34 (for a period advertisement of a related example)
Brought to you by
Victoria Allerton TudorVice President, Specialist, Head of Sale
A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.

Related Articles

Sorry, we are unable to display this content. Please check your connection.

More from
Modern Collector: Design and Tiffany
Place your bid Condition report

A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.

I confirm that I have read this Important Notice regarding Condition Reports and agree to its terms. View Condition Report