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Sat, Feb 5, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 644

Tiffany Style "Turtleback Tile" and Bronze Box

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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, 20th century, rectangular box set with 12 favrile iridescent blue tiles, raised on bun feet, underside stamped "Tiffany Studios/New York/7007", the lid inscribed in script "Tiffany Studios/New York" with rose garland at two corners, wood lined interior, 2-5/8 x 9 x 5 in.

Provenance: North Carolina Collection

Condition

later glue around some tiles, some tiles possibly later reproductions (mismatched iridescence), later gilt paint along leaded edges, glass with some creases (as made, not cracks), surface discoloration and patination to bronze, scratches

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