Tiffany Studios, A Fine Wisteria Leaded Glass and Bronze Table Lamp

This lamp appeared in Christies December 1995 auction of items from the collection of Dr Frank Stanton.

The domed shade with soft shoulders and irregular lower border, the pale lavender-grey and white blossoms with some pale blue mottling towards the bottom, interrupted by mottled and striated spring green leaves with light green stems pendent from the pierced network of bronze branches above, in reflected light the blossoms appear a mottled soft blue; the cast tree trunk base with rich red, green and brown patina, the shade tags stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK and 10117, with applied paper label Lillian Nassau 60.616b, the base stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 7879 and 7879, with applied paper labels Lillian Nassau 60.616a and Los Angeles County Museum

27" high, 18 1/2 diameter of shade