Tiffany Studios
Collection of five Byzantine desk articles
USA, c. 1906
gilt bronze, patinated bronze, glass cabochons, wood
7 h × 8½ w × 3¼ d in (18 × 22 × 8 cm)
Lot is comprised of a paper rack, perpetual calendar, rocker blotter, spindle base paperweight, and pen tray. Impressed to each example ‘TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK" and numbered ‘1006", ‘3683", ‘987", ‘963", ‘1011", respectively. Engraved monogram to verso of paper rack.
Overall good condition. The letter rack in bronze finish. The remaining four articles are finished in gold. Several nicks and some gilding loss to the pen tray, rocker blotter and spindle base, commensurate with age and use. The calendar set is incomplete. The frame is lacking the glass pane and there is a solder repair around the tray (numbered ‘32" on verso). The spindle base is configured as a paperweight with knob, replacing the shaft. The rocker blotter exhibits a few breaks and a couple small chips to the coral glass cabochons.