
Property from The Natbony collects ion
Fifteen-Piece "Abalone" Desk Set
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:33 PM GTNN
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from The Natbony collects ion
Tiffany Studios
Fifteen-Piece "Abalone" Desk Set
circa 1910
comprising a pair of blotter ends, bill file, calendar easel frame, cigarette box, inkstand with interior clear glass inkwell, large letter rack, letter knife, letter scale, magnifying glass, note clip, notepad holder, pen tray, pen wipe with bristles, rocker blotter, and stamp box
each impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK and with the firm's respective model numbers
gilt bronze, abalone shell, polychrome decoration, clear glass
blotter ends: 19 ¼ in. (48.9 cm) long, each
George A. Kemeny and Donald Miller, Tiffany Desk Treasures: A collects or's Guide, New York, 2002, pp. 49-51 (for the "Abalone" pattern)
William R. Holland, Tiffany Desk Sets, Atglen, PA, 2008, pp. 107-114 (for the "Abalone" pattern)
Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 514-516 (for the "Abalone" pattern)