Elite Decorative Arts Holiday Sale - December 10, 2011

Lot 46 - 5 PIECE TIFFANY STUDIOS GRAPEVINE & PINE DESK SET
5 piece Tiffany Studios bronze and art glass desk set. The two hinged boxes and smaller letter holder have the grapevine pattern. Larger letter holder has pine pattern. The 5th piece, a vase shaped inkwell, is actually not Tiffany. It is made by Riviere Studios. Riviere studios was a rival company to Tiffany that had the same quality of Tiffany and mimicked almost exactly the Grapevine and Pine patterns by Tiffany. Circa 1900. Small box measures 1 7/8" height x 4 1/2" length x 3 3/8" depth (4.7cm x 11.4cm x 11.4cm). Large box measures 3 3/8" height x 9 1/2" length x 6 1/8" depth (8.5cm x 24.1cm x 15.5cm). Small letter holder 5 1/4" x 6 1/2" length x 2 3/4" depth (13.3cm x 16.5cm x 6.9cm). Large letter holder measures 6 1/4" height x 10" length x 2 1/2" depth (15.8cm x 25.4cm x 6.3cm). Inkwell measures 2 1/8" height (2.1cm). Pre-Sale estimate $800-$1200.

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