Lot 97
97
The Property of a Gentleman
A 'YELLOW ROSE AND BUTTERFLY' FAVRILE GLASS AND BRONZE TABLE LAMP

TIFFANY STUDIOS

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A 'YELLOW ROSE AND BUTTERFLY' FAVRILE GLASS AND BRONZE TABLE LAMP
Tiffany Studios
The domical shade composed of radiating bands of honeycomb-form tiles shading from sky blue to azure blue, the upper half interspersed with tiles of opalescence and with streaks of golden yellow, the lower half of azure blue striated with spring green and mottled with opalesence, the body decorated with clusters of rose blossoms in shades of mottled lemon yellow, amber and opalescence, the leafage in mottled emerald green and lime green, surmounted by butterflies in flight, their wings in golden yellow and amber striated glass and opalescent glass, tag stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK, supported on a mushroom cast base stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS 337
19½in. (49.5cm.) high, 16¼in. (42.3cm.) diameter of shade, with finial

Lot Essay

This shade is identified in the Tiffany Studios 1906 Price List as model no. '1465. 16" Yellow Rose and Butterfly, honeycomb, dome' at a cost of $80.00. The shade, which illustrates Tiffany's ability to create a whimsical interpretation of nature in glass, depicts butterflies in flight above clusters of rambling rose blossoms, set against a summer morning sky. The other shade which depicts Tiffany's fascination with butterflies is the large butterfly shade on the mosaic primrose base which is noted as model no. '148' in the Tiffany Studios 1906 Price List.