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Lot 201 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF SETON J. MELVIN

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Ten-Light 'Lily' Table Lamp, circa 1910

Closed10 December 2021

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USD 43,750

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TIFFANY STUDIOS
Ten-Light 'Lily' Table Lamp, circa 1910
Favrile glass, gilt bronze
21 1⁄2 in. (54.6 cm) high
three shades engraved L.C.T.
base impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 381

Lillian Nassau, New York
Private Collection, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 1978
Christie's, New York, 4 June 2019, lot 17
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

The iconic 'Pond Lily' lamp is typically paired with ruffled blown shades of Favrile glass with a gold iridescence. However, the emerald green shades accompanying the present lot are quite exceptioinal and were probably a special order. Made of mold-blown opalescent Favrile glass with a matte acid finish, the darker green ribbing attractively alternates with brighter vertical bands when the lamp is illuminated. The forest green hue bleeding into a warmer pea-green observed in the shades contrasts beautifully with the gold patina of the metalwork. The resulting effect is a strong synergy that brings to life the acquatic scene of pond lily leaves, stems, and flowers all floating in the water.