Lot Details
Lot 123
Pair of Tiffany Studios Bronze and Favrile Glass Three-Light Lily Sconces
Circa 1915
En suite with the preceding. Two shades signed L.C.T.; four shades signed L.C.T. Favrile. Height overall 13 5/8 inches, width 7 3/4 inches, height of tallest shade 4 1/2 inches.
Provenance:
Sotheby's, New York, 20th Century Decorative Works of Art, June 15, 1994, lot 469, sold privately on June 21, 1994.
C Estate of Aurora Biamonte
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for $15,000 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
each shade appears to be in generally good condition; four of the six shades have at least one small burst air bubble on its exterior side, as made, and not of any great consequence; one shade has what appears to be a possible c-shaped hairline fracture near the petaled rim, however, there is actually a small "crinkling" to the glass in this location visible on the exterior side and a close examination reveals there is no hairline in the glass; there is some variation amongst the six shades in terms of color, glass transparency, leaf motifs, and shapes, for example, some shades have greater ruffling than other shades; some shades are more opaque than others, etc.; there is uniform wear, rubbing and dulling to the gilt patina on the metal elements and there is greater wear and loss to the gilt patina in particular areas, including the outer pronged areas of the light sockets, bending stems and the elongated floriform terminals as well as the circular domed back-plates; all of the petaled prongs appear to be present; all of the white porcelain tubular sleeves that surrounds or cases the interior metal light socket appear to be in good condition; the circular on/off switches are not quite the same or matched on this pair: it appears a part of the switch is now missing; the switches may or may not be original to the fixtures: they could be later replacements; both of the circular domed metal backplates have a cut-out section that does not exist on the other pair of matching sconces, Lot 122, in this sale; accordingly, it appears the backplates were likely modified at a later date
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