Description:

attributed to LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY (American 1848-1933) AN UNUSUAL FAVRILE GLASS HANDLE WITH STERLING SILVER CUFF, CORONA, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1900, of tear drop form in yellow/gold glass with layered feather-like decoration in opalescent light to dark blue, with later American sterling silver cuff stamped "STERLING." Height: 6" Diameter: 1 3/8" NOTE: It has been suggested that this piece was originally intended as a walking stick or parasol handle, or possibly as a desk accessory handle destined for a magnifying glass or wax seal. Provenance: Estate of Laura Gerow Bramlette, heiress of Morton D. May and the Mays Department Store fortune.

  • Condition: In overall good condition with very minor rubbing and scratching to the Favrile glass surfaces.

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