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THBSigned Tiffany Favrile Glass Floriform, ex-Butterfield
Lot 171
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848-1933). Gold Favrile Floriform Vase, ca. 1900. Signed and numbered "L.C. Tiffany - Favrile 692 D" in counterclockwise direction on underside of base. An exquisite Gold Favrile Glass flower-shaped vessel comprised of a ribbed foot leading to a long, slender stem with a single nodule at its center, a ribbed cup, and a multi-folded rim. The shimmering gold favrile glass presents with multi-color iridescence in shades of fuchsia, violet, and citrine. Simply stunning and signed on the foot! Size: 10.625" H (27 cm)
According to Paul Doros' catalogue note, "Blown Favrile glass vases in the shape of flowers were among the earliest distinctive forms produced by the glasshouse founded by Louis Tiffany in 1893. His love of flowers, as well as Arthur Nash’s familiarity with similar vases being made at the time in his native England, were likely the major contributing factors. Under their guidance, Thomas Manderson, one of the company’s gaffers, developed the initial flowerforms and examples were displayed at the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company’s first major exhibition of blown glass in 1894. The initial attempts were ungainly, with thick, sometimes curved, stems supporting narrow bowls of swirled opaque glass. Within a year of their first appearance, however, flowerforms were at the forefront of a grouping described as 'delightful in their simplicity, yet it is a graceful simplicity….They are the ever beautiful primaries of artistic shape.'" (Paul E. Doros "The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany" Vendome Press, 2013)
According to the Cooper Hewitt Museum's description of a similar flower form vase, "Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of Tiffany & Co. founder, was fascinated by color, nature, and the decorative arts and design of foreign and ancient cultures. He studied the lavish collections of Edward C. Moore, Tiffany & Co.'s head of design, and traveled throughout Europe and East Asia. He became enamored with ancient glass that had been buried for centuries and turned iridescent from decay, and strove to reproduce these effects for modern collectors. In his experiments working with professional glassmakers and chemists, Tiffany developed what he dubbed favrile glass (based on the Old English term fabrile, or handmade), which he patented in 1894. In Favrile glass, the decayed effect is transformed into shimmering colors with inventive patterns and unique shapes—often inspired by nature, as seen in this flower-form vase. The decoration, rather than being etched or engraved after the glass is blown and fired, is created with color while the glass is molten. Tiffany prized the impurities in form and color that resulted from such delicate work, and became famous for these striking wares."
Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000
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#172259Signed and numbered "L.C. Tiffany - Favrile 692 D" in counterclockwise direction on underside of base. Areas of surface wear as shown. Tiny internal bubble on cup. Old Butterfield & Butterfield tag.Condition
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