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Description:
Tiffany Studios Abalone Desk Lamp with Linenfold Shade, New York, New York, c. 1928, molded amber-colored leaded glass, gilt bronze, and abalone shell inlay, two pull-chain sockets, shade frame stamped "Tiffany Studios New York 1928 Pat Appl'd For 9728," base stamped "Tiffany Studios New York 604," shade dia. 10, total ht. 16 1/2 in.
Literature: Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, new edition, p. 129, 210, 514.
Note: The lamp coordinated with, and sold as part of, Tiffany's Abalone Pattern desk set.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
Fifteen rectangular pieces of shell inlay missing from the base. Shade with loss to one circular piece of shell on top.
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Keywords
Alastair Duncan, Linenfold Shade
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