Tag Archives: Tiffany Favrile
Results of the Chicago Summer Antiques Show, August 27-29, 2010
This year, Dolphin Promotions held its annual summer Chicago Antiques Show at the Rosemont Convention Center. It had been held there for many years, but was moved to a downtown location last year in an effort to reinvigorate the show. … Continue reading
Results from the Redondo Beach Antiques Show, July 23-25, 2010
It was a good show. It was a bad show. Attendance was fair at the show, with a bunch of questions, lots of compliments, and very few sales. Until Sunday afternoon, the show was going poorly. Many of the dealers … Continue reading
Results of the Denver Antiques Show, July 16-18, 2010
2:20 PM Sunday. Although attendance has been decent throughout the show, sales have been poor (read non-existent) since Friday afternoon. So based on the results to this minute, we will not be returning to exhibit in Denver. Should something dramatic … Continue reading
The Denver Antiques Show, July 16-18, 2010
I’m writing from the floor of the antique show in Denver. It’s the third time I’m exhibiting here and this will be the acid test of whether I’ll return to Denver. After the first few hours of the show, the … Continue reading
The summer antique show season is about to begin in Denver, July 16-18, 2010
Spring is always a slow time for antiques and antique shows. There just aren’t any good shows, so I redirect my attention elsewhere, but not too far astray. Mainly I spend the time trying to acquire wonderful new items for … Continue reading
Tiffany Studios items do well at Julia’s Important Lamp and Glass auction, June 22-23, 2010
James D. Julia, Inc. held their annual June Important Lamps and Glass Auction on June 22-23, 2010. I asked Jim to write some comments about his sale. His response appears in its entirety at the end of this blog post. … Continue reading
Good results at Christie’s Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design sale in New York, June 17, 2010
June is 20th Century Decorative Arts Month, or so I’ve named it. Every June (and December), it seems every major (and minor) auction house has a 20th Century Decorative Arts sale. The June sales usually don’t have as powerful a … Continue reading
Very strong results for Tiffany Studios lamps at Sotheby’s New York 20th Century sale, June 16, 2010
Sotheby’s New York held its early summer 20th Century Design sale on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. The sale began with 22 lots by Tiffany Studios, including several important lamps. The results continue a trend that has lasted decades — good … Continue reading
Variations in Tiffany Studios Favrile lily lamps and shades
Tiffany Studios produced lily lamps in many sizes from 3-light to 18-light, as well as custom-order. Over the course of decades, the models were tweaked with subtle improvements, like thicker tubing, bronze leaf switches, better patina, etc. Early on, Tiffany … Continue reading
Solid results at Rago’s 20th Century auction, April 24, 2010
Rago Arts held their 20th Century auction this past Saturday, April 24, 2010, with good results for pottery, furniture and glass, as well as a few exceptional results. In an email reply to my inquiry, David made the following remarks … Continue reading