Tiffany Studios New York "Vine Border" Floor Lamp
H 57.5 in Dm 12 in
Tiffany Studios New York "Vine Border" Floor Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Tiffany Studios "Vine Border" Harp Floor Lamp features a golden and mottled green grape vines against a mottled golden geometric ground. The vine border pattern was commonly found on Greek red-figure pottery, typically on vessels meant for storing or mixing wine. On such vessels, dionysiac groups of maenads and satyrs would carry grapevine branches and thyrsi, wands wound with grape leaves, carried during festivals and religious ceremonies. Item #: L-21750 Artist: Tiffany Studios New York Country: United States Circa: 1900 Dimensions: 12" diameter, 57.5" height. Materials: Bronze, Favrile Glass Shade Signed: Tiffany Studios New York Base Signed: Tiffany Studios New York Literature: A similar shade and base are pictured separately in: Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: An illustrated reference to over 2000 models, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge: Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1988. Shade: p. 125, plate 527 ; base: p. 210, plate 820. Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: As a born artist, Louis Tiffany’s love...
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