Description:
Tiffany Studios Nautilus Lamp
Natural shell, bronze
New York, early 20th century
Scalloped base and Y-shaped shaft topped by a polished nautilus shell fitted with a single socket, metal loop at base allows the lamp to be hung as a wall sconce, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company mark and 29740 Tiffany Studios New York, ht. 13 1/2 in.
Literature: Alistair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware (Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 2007),p. 86, plate 334.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
There is an approximately two inch hairline running back from the rim of the shell. Appears to have original two-wire cord and plug.
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