Sale 1385
New York
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15 June 2004
Price realised
USD 14,340
Estimate
A BRONZE-MOUNTED TURTLEBACK TILE, FAVRILE AND LEADED GLASS BIBLE HOLDER TIFFANY STUDIOS, CIRCA 1910 now used as a ceiling light shade 2¾ in. (7cm.) high, 11 in. (28 cm.) wide, 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Huntress Collection Christie's New York, May 24, 1979, lot 232
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Literature
Alastair Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, 1981, p. 45, ref. no. 122.
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