Sale 1245
New York
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12 June 2003
Price realised
USD 59,750
Estimate
AN INTERNALLY DECORATED AND WHEEL-CARVED FAVRILE GLASS PAPERWEIGHT VASE* Tiffany Studios, circa 1895 5¾in. (14.6cm.) high Tiffany Decorating and Glass Company paper label, painted museum accession number 1116.64
Provenance
Maude B. Feld, New York
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Exhibited
New York, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design Collection, December 21, 1960-February 12, 1961.
This vase was acquired by the museum on October 27, 1964 with funds from the Joseph H. Heil Fund.
Special Notice
This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.
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