Design
Design
Property from a New York Collection
Tiffany Studios, 33-Piece "Zodiac" Desk Set
Lot Closed
October 7, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Tiffany Studios
33-Piece “Zodiac” Desk Set
circa 1905
comprising four inkstands with glass liners, four blotter corners, two pairs of long blotter ends, one pair of short blotter ends, two pen trays, two paperclips, one pair of bookends, one paper rack, one letter rack, one memoranda calendar, one calendar frame, one small calendar frame, one match stand, one utility box, one stamp box, one cigar box, one cigarette box, one paperweight, one letter opener and one magnifying glass
gilt and polychrome bronze
each piece impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK with respective model number
long blotter ends: 19 1/2 x 2 in. (49.5 x 5.1 cm) each
William R. Holland, Tiffany Desk Sets, Atglen, PA, 2008, pp. 19-39
Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019, p. 429, no. 1756 (for the calendar frame); p. 465, no. 1879 (for the bookends); pp. 482, no. 1946 and 483, no. 1951 (for the match stand); p. 488, no. 1977 (for the cigarette and cigar boxes); pp. 490, no. 1982 and 493, no. 1995 (for the utility box); pp. 518-519, nos. 2071-2074 (for the set)