THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY


AN IRIS LEADED GLASS AND BRONZE LANTERN
BY TIFFANY STUDIOS

Hexagonal, the six sides decorated with bright mauve, violet and pink iris sprays amongst green leaves against a mottled and streaked variegated blue sky; the mount finely cast as vertical iris leaves above a pierced bronze root-form bottom panel centering a matching circular hinged door--23¼in. (59cm.) high, 13¼in. (33.6cm.) diameter, with two original chains, rod and sockets, greenish-brown patina

cf. the identical model illustrated in The Lamps of Tiffany Studios, William F. Feldstein, Jr., & A. Duncan, Abrams, New York, 1983, p. 39
Provenance
Christie's, New York, December 15, 1984, lot 552