Auction: 20th Century Design - 2531BLocation: BostonDate / Time: December 18, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
"Greek Model" Lamp Base Attributed to Tiffany Studios
Bronze verdigris
New York, early 20th century
Single socket with spyder on urn form body held aloft by four ribbed legs joined to platform base, ht. 10 1/2 in.
This model in a larger version is identified as the number 181 in the Tiffany album, for further info on this form see The Lamps of Tiffany by Dr. Egon Nuestadt.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Lamp takes an 8 in. dia. shade.