Tiffany Studios
Pine Needle fourteen-piece desk set
USA, c. 1920
gilt bronze, Favrile glass, printed card stock, glass
pen wipe (smallest): 2¼ h × 2¼ w in (6 × 6 cm)
Set is comprised of a letter rack, picture frame, stamp box, rocker blotter, pen wipe, letter scale, paper knife, reading glass, inkstand, perpetual calendar, paper clip, pen tray, memoranda pad, and a pair of blotter ends. Impressed to each example ‘TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK" and numbered ‘1008", ‘919", ‘801", ‘905", ‘982", ‘872", ‘969", ‘903", ‘846" ‘930", ‘971", ‘1004" ‘1022", and ‘999", respectively.
Overall good condition. Picture frame with several broken panes with loose glass and slight bend to top section, notepad with two cracks, rocker blotter with one tight hairline in glass panel. All pieces with varying degrees of finish wear from use, mostly to letter opener, blotter ends and inkstand. Stamp box is lacking stamp holder insert. Inkwell clear insert has 1/2" shallow chip with piece reglued into place, letter opener with bends at tip. Accompanied by worn blotter pad.