Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Match Box Holder
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A gilt bronze “Zodiac” match box holder by Tiffany Studios New York. The match box holder features intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning interspersed with circular elements in sky blue, each of which features a stylized depiction of one of the 12 signs of the Zodiac, all executed in enamel.
Item #: T-20890
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 4.5" high x 4.5" wide x 4.5" deep
Materials: Gilt Bronze, Enamel
Signed: Impressed "Tiffany Studios New York" with respective model number
Literature: Tiffany Desk Sets by William R. Holland, Atglen, PA: 2008, pp. 19-39; Tiffany Lamps and Metalware by Alistair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk: 2019, p. 429, no. 1756 (for the calendar frame); p. 465, no. 1879 (for the bookends); pp. 482, no. 1946 and 483, no. 1951 (for the match stand); p. 488, no. 1977 (for the cigarette and cigar boxes); pp. 490, no. 1982 and 493, no. 1995 (for the utility box); pp. 518-519, nos. 2071-2074 (for the set)
Item #: T-20890
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 4.5" high x 4.5" wide x 4.5" deep
Materials: Gilt Bronze, Enamel
Signed: Impressed "Tiffany Studios New York" with respective model number
Literature: Tiffany Desk Sets by William R. Holland, Atglen, PA: 2008, pp. 19-39; Tiffany Lamps and Metalware by Alistair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk: 2019, p. 429, no. 1756 (for the calendar frame); p. 465, no. 1879 (for the bookends); pp. 482, no. 1946 and 483, no. 1951 (for the match stand); p. 488, no. 1977 (for the cigarette and cigar boxes); pp. 490, no. 1982 and 493, no. 1995 (for the utility box); pp. 518-519, nos. 2071-2074 (for the set)
For more information about how the signs of the Zodiac captured the imaginations of turn of the century artists like Tiffany, look to our "Celestial Beings: The Birth of Astrology" article in the From Our Study section of the Macklowe Gallery website.
For more information about how the signs of the Zodiac captured the imaginations of turn of the century artists like Tiffany, look to our "Celestial Beings: The Birth of Astrology" article in the From Our Study section of the Macklowe Gallery website.
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