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Premier Auction - Session II - July 15, 2023

Sat, Jul 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 756

Tiffany Studios "Jewel and Feather" Table Lamp

Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

New York, early 20th century, base #584, shade #1439, slag glass shade in variegated cream, green, and yellow, with gilt applied to leading, marked "Tiffany Studios/New York" on interior of rim, 6-3/4 x 16-1/4 in.; textured gilt bronze base with three twisted sockets, one marked "Bryan", base marked "Tiffany Studios/New York/584", wired for electricity, 22 x 8 in.

Note: Similar shade pictured in Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware pg. 152, fig. 623. 

Condition

approximately 20 hairlines, rubbing and losses to gilt on leading, heat cap, and base, inconsistent gilt finish; base with scratching and discoloration; frayed and torn original cord, not tested for functionality, heat cap does not sit flush

Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania