Live Auction 21491Tiffany Masterworks from the Garden Museum: A Private Collection
LAURELTON HALL EMPLOYEE LEDGER BOOK, 1925
Lot 438

LAURELTON HALL EMPLOYEE LEDGER BOOK, 1925

Closed10 June 2022

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LAURELTON HALL EMPLOYEE LEDGER BOOK, 1925
impressed with gilt lettering on the cover MONTHLY TIME BOOK, stamped 614 along the inside
8 1⁄2 x 14 1⁄4 x 1 1⁄2 in. (21.6 x 36.2 x 3.8 cm)

James Ryan, Louis C. Tiffany's chauffeur
Thence by descent
Christie's, New York, 9 December 2003, lot 186
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012

Specialist note

James Ryan was Louis C. Tiffany's chauffeur from August, 1911, until Tiffany's death in 1933. As a result of his long association with Tiffany he acquired numerous Tiffany-related publications and records, including the present lot.