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Noble and Noteworthy

Sun, Sep 21, 2025 02:00PM EDT
  2025-09-21 14:00:00 2025-09-21 14:00:00 America/New_York Fine Estate Fine Estate : Noble and Noteworthy https://auctions.finesf.com/auctions/fine-estate-inc/noble-and-noteworthy-20512
Sunday September 21, 2025 at 11 am PST (Auction Start) Preview Times: Fri 9/19, 1-7 pm | Sat 9/20, 11 am-4 pm | Sun 9/21 10-11 am. On offer will be an extraordinary array of items spanning centuries of artistry and design—Victorian, Deco, MCM, and Antiques. Additional Highlights: Tiffany Flowering Water Lily lamp, Chuang Che’s Composition #17, Mount Tamalpais Painting by John Marshall Gamble, Patek Philippe 18k Annual Calendar Wristwatch, Jewelry by Cartier, Gübelin and Van Cleef & Arpels, Other Art, Baccarat and Murano, furnishings and Asian Arts.
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Lot 223

Tiffany Flowering Water Lily Lamp

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Starting Bid
$2,000

Bid Increments

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Tiffany Flowering Water Lily Lamp
Clara Driscoll design.
The shade of variegated pink blossoms rising from deep green on a blue rippled glass creating the effect of a pond, on a base or spiraling reeded trunk.
30in (76cm) h. diameter of shade 20in (51cm)
Shade stamped Tiffany Studios New York, base stamped Tiffany Studios 5230

Condition: Base slightly off center.

When Driscoll was named supervisor of the Women’s Glass Cutting Department in 1892, she was already considered an experienced designer. She began working for Tiffany in 1888 and remained there until 1909. Driscoll designed many lamps including the popular Dragonfly & Water lily lampshade that was awarded a medal at the 1900 Paris world’s fair.

Condition

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