$2,652,500 Tiffany window leads the way at Sotheby’s Tiffany Dreaming in Glass sale, December 14, 2016

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Sotheby’s New York held their Tiffany Dreaming in Glass sale on December 14, 2016, with total sales of $5,460,500 for the 67 lots offered. 13 lots failed to sell, yielding a very strong, but skewed, average of $101,120 per sold lot, because of the very strong result of one lot.

Tiffany Studios’ window The Stream of Life, Sotheby’s lot #437

Lot #437 was a gorgeous, large, 3-panel, scenic, 1914 Tiffany Studios window from the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, Erie, Pennsylvania, entitled The Stream of Life. It sold for an astonishing $2,652,500, including buyer’s premium, against a pre-sale estimate of $250,000 – $350,000. It was a good week for Tiffany Studios’ windows, with the top lot at Christie’s also being a Tiffany Studios’ window.

Tiffany Studios’ Pebble lamp, Sotheby’s lot #404

The results for lamps were mixed, with several beautiful lamps failing to sell. One lamp that did very well was a rare Pebble lamp. Instead of the usual glass, the lamp was mostly composed of quartz pebbles. It’s certainly not my taste, but the bidders loved it. It sold for $312,500, including buyer’s premium, almost double the estimate of $100,000 — $150,000.

Tiffany Favrile Egyptian Onion vase, Sotheby’s lot #413

Top lot of the Tiffany Favrile glass was #413, an Egyptian Onion floriform vase. It sold just below its pre-sale estimate of $30,000 — $50,000, realizing $35,000, including buyer’s premium.

For the complete and very interesting results of the sale, click here.


I just bought this killer Martin Brother 11½-inch bird.

I just bought this killer Martin Brother 11½-inch bird.

I’ve been listing on my website many of the new items I’ve recently purchased and I’ll be listing more in the near future, including a couple of fabulous Martin Brothers birds and a great face jug. Please check my site as often as you can.

No more shows in 2016. Our next show will be the NYC Big Flea, the weekend of January 21, at the Lexington Avenue Armory. After that we’ll be in Miami for the Miami Antiques + Art + Design Show, February 3 – 5, 2017. This is the airport show, which will be new and improved, with many additional exhibitors. The changes are happening because the Original Miami Beach Antiques Show will no longer be in Miami Beach, instead changing its name to The Original Miami Antique Show and moving to a new location in southwest Miami. It will all make for an interesting winter season.

Click here to check my website for the latest items and to look around. I will update it as often as time permits. We’re still very much in business between shows, so please don’t hesitate to email or call. I always strive to offer the finest objects for sale on my website and at every show. There are many items for sale, sold items with prices and free lessons about glass and lamps. And remember to keep reading my blog.

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