Sale 3492
New York
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9 December 2014
Price realised
USD 4,750
Estimate
TIFFANY STUDIOS A FIFTEEN-PIECE DESK SET IN THE ABALONE PATTERN, CIRCA 1910 gilt-bronze with mother-of-pearl comprising rocker blotter, easel calendar, paper clip, two inkwells, scissors, two boxes, letter opener, pincushion holder, pen rack, two-compartment open box, paper rack, blotter ends paper rack: 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high, 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) wide, 2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) deep most pieces stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK with corresponding model number
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