Tiffany Studios

Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's New York, December 2, 2000, lot 582
Macklowe Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany:  The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 250 (for a related example)

Overall in very good condition. The exterior surfaces of the bowl with a few occasional very small and minor burst air bubbles, all inherent in the making. As is commonly seen the exterior top rim with a few short and shallow vertical tool marks also inherent in the making. The interior bottom surfaces of the bowl with some light and fine surface scratches and rubbing consistent with age and gentle use. The exterior and underbase with a few occasional light and fine surface scratches. The interior of the bowl is intensely iridized, displaying strong color and luminosity, which creates a striking visual contrast to the exterior. An exceptionally bold and artistic example displaying a strongly varied abstract composition when viewed in the round, tactile dimensionality to the Lava decoration, and rich luminous color.
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