Lot Essay
In reflected light, the lamp's glass appears iridescent.
THE PROPERTY OF NEW YORK COLLECTORS
AN IMPORTANT 'TRUMPET CREEPER' LEADED GLASS AND BRONZE TABLE LAMP BY TIFFANY STUDIOS
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AN IMPORTANT 'TRUMPET CREEPER' LEADED GLASS AND BRONZE TABLE LAMP BY TIFFANY STUDIOS
The domed shade with cylindrical sides and irregular lower border, the cascading trumpet creeper blossoms in rich shades of orange and yellow mottled and striated glass interspersed with opalescent glass, the leaves in varying shades of green striated with lime green, orange, yellow and amber, highlighted with some opalescence, crowned with a pierced network of bronze branches realistically sculpted in high relief and extending deep into the body of the shade, all on a background of clear fractured glass enclosing burgundy and amber confetti glass, the shade tag stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK and 1462, the tree trunk base with rich green-red patination, the base stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1462
26in. (66.1cm.) high, 18in. (45.8cm.) diameter of shade
The domed shade with cylindrical sides and irregular lower border, the cascading trumpet creeper blossoms in rich shades of orange and yellow mottled and striated glass interspersed with opalescent glass, the leaves in varying shades of green striated with lime green, orange, yellow and amber, highlighted with some opalescence, crowned with a pierced network of bronze branches realistically sculpted in high relief and extending deep into the body of the shade, all on a background of clear fractured glass enclosing burgundy and amber confetti glass, the shade tag stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK and 1462, the tree trunk base with rich green-red patination, the base stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1462
26in. (66.1cm.) high, 18in. (45.8cm.) diameter of shade
Provenance
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, November 25 and 26, 1977, lot 367