Dreaming in Glass: Masterworks by Tiffany Studios
Dreaming in Glass: Masterworks by Tiffany Studios
TIFFANY STUDIOS | "FLORAL" PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
Auction Closed
December 12, 11:00 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
TIFFANY STUDIOS
"FLORAL" PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
circa 1920
together with an signed portrait of Louis C. Tiffany
gilt and polychrome bronze, gelatin silver print
impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/2052
9 x 7⅛ in. (22.9 x 18.1 cm)
Annie Phillips, personal secretary of Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1920s
Thence by descent
Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, p. 444, no. 1769
The original owner of the present photograph and frame was one of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s personal secretaries, Annie Phillips. Annie worked closely with Agnes Northrop and traveled frequently between Tiffany’s New York City and Laurelton Hall residences. The assembled a collection of works by Tiffany including paintings, photographs, personal letters, favrile glass, ceramics and fancy goods. Her collection has remained within the family since the period.