Tiffany Studios New York "Butterfly" Trivet
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$25,000
Tiffany Studios was renowned for transforming everyday objects into works of art, and this c. 1901 mosaic tea stand with a butterfly exemplifies that philosophy. Designed to protect wooden tables from the heat of a teapot, the stand is both functional and exquisite. It was created by Clara Driscoll (1861–1944), head of the Women’s Glass Cutting Department at Tiffany Studios. Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) began experimenting with mosaics in the early 1870s, relying heavily on women artisans to select and cut the tiny glass pieces—some no larger than a quarter-inch square. Here, a butterfly emerges from a background of cerulean blue and swirling, whiplash-like leaves. It is composed of Cypriot glass, a material Tiffany admired for its iridescence and encrusted texture—qualities formed through centuries of burial and oxidation. He encountered such ancient glass at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at his father’s store, Tiffany & Co., in New York.
Item #: YT-22200
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 7" diameter.
Materials: Mosaic Favrile Glass, Bronze
Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 23634
Literature: Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, p. 409, no. 1647
Item #: YT-22200
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 7" diameter.
Materials: Mosaic Favrile Glass, Bronze
Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 23634
Literature: Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, p. 409, no. 1647
Beyond lampshades and bases, Driscoll also designed desk accessories, candlesticks, jardinières, and similar objects marketed under the general term of “fancy goods,” although she referred to them in her letters as “novelty items.”
Beyond lampshades and bases, Driscoll also designed desk accessories, candlesticks, jardinières, and similar objects marketed under the general term of “fancy goods,” although she referred to them in her letters as “novelty items.”
