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'Turtle-Back Tile' Chandelier, circa 1920
Details
TIFFANY STUDIOS
'Turtle-Back Tile' Chandelier, circa 1920
leaded glass, patinated bronze
13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.) high, 26 3/4 in. (68 cm.) diameter of shade, 47 1/2 in. (120.6 cm.) drop
impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK
'Turtle-Back Tile' Chandelier, circa 1920
leaded glass, patinated bronze
13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.) high, 26 3/4 in. (68 cm.) diameter of shade, 47 1/2 in. (120.6 cm.) drop
impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK
Provenance
Geoffrey Diner Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above, 2000.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above, 2000.
Literature
H. F. McKean, The "Lost" Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1980, p. 124-125 (for a related example).
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, p. 120, no. 324 and 195 (for related examples).
M. Eidelberg, A. Cooney Frelinghuysen, N. A. McClelland, and L. Rachen, The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2005, p. 41, no. 49 (for a view of the 'Turtle-Back' chandeliers at Laurelton Hall).
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 278 and 281 (for related examples).
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, p. 120, no. 324 and 195 (for related examples).
M. Eidelberg, A. Cooney Frelinghuysen, N. A. McClelland, and L. Rachen, The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2005, p. 41, no. 49 (for a view of the 'Turtle-Back' chandeliers at Laurelton Hall).
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 278 and 281 (for related examples).
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