Lot Details
Lot 1121
Tiffany Studios Bronze Ten-Blossom Flower Holder
Early 20th century
Of asymmetric heart shape with a central upright tendril-form stem issuing ten conforming low-rising upright slender bulbs, stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 721. Height 9 3/8 inches.
Provenance:
Estate of Helen Eisenberg
By descent, Estate of Judith Gilbard
Note: A nine-blossom gilt-bronze flower-holder with clear glass bud vase inserts sold at Bonhams, New York, 20th Century Decorative Arts, June 11, 2009, lot 5033. Another nine-blossom gilt-bronze flower-holder with clear glass bud vase inserts, possibly the same as cited above, sold at Sotheby's New York, Important 20th Century Design, June 19, 2007, lot 212.
Literature:
See Alastair Duncan's Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: An Illustrated Reference to Over 2,000 Models (New Edition 2019), p. 401, no. 1648, for an illustration of this rare model.
C Estate of Judith Gilbard
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Note: This flower holder originally would have had glass inserts (now missing) to hold flowers
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