Julia Fall Lamp & Glass Auction Nov 21-22
Published November 2nd, 2008
The two-day sale totaling approximately 800 lots and $3.7 Million in merchandise features a stunning array of glass and lighting treasures assembled from important collections and estates from across North America. Included will be a marvelous selection of Tiffany glass, lamps and desk accessories, fine art glass, French Cameo, and Victorian glass to name a few.
The many highlights include a one-of-a-kind, extraordinary Tiffany chandelier that once hung in the First Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, New York. Purchased by the church in 1895, this mammoth piece measures 36” in diameter and is nearly 6 feet tall. Consisting of six blown out amber leaded panels separated by jeweled sections, it is suspended by jeweled chains and leaded leaf accents. It is accompanied by copies of church ledgers showing payment for the lamp in 1895. This unique masterpiece is a tribute to the creative abilities of Tiffany’s design department and is a rare opportunity with a presale estimate of $600,000-800,000.
This auction also boasts the company’s largest offering of lamps to date. Numbering over 150 examples, a grand selection of Tiffany includes a fabulous 18” tulip border table lamp with seldom seen red tulips with broad stems and leaves and two lines of rippled amber geometric panels. Fresh from a Massachusetts home, it comes with a presale estimate of $70,000-100,000. A 16” Tiffany example with yellow tulips in various stages of bloom against a lovely pale blue background carries a $65,000-85,000 estimate. An exceedingly rare 18” nasturtium table lamp with a broad bell shaped shade comprised of warm red and orange flowers among a field of green leaves and rests on an adjustable base is expected to sell for $160,000-180,000. Other rarities include a Tiffany geometric with golden amber panels accented by a line of iridescent Favrile balls around the body of the shade that carries an estimate of $80,000-100,000. A Tiffany daffodil lamp with inverted yellow flowers emanating from the top of its triangular shade with an enchanting blue-green background is expected to sell for $50,000-60,000.
Previews: Wednesday & Thursday, November 19th & 20th, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday & Saturday, November 21st & 22nd, 8-10 a.m. Auction commences at 10 a.m. on Friday & Saturday. Free full-color, detailed, illustrated brochures are available by contacting the Julia offices. Full-color catalogs are available for $39 by mail.
For all the latest updates and for complete online version of the catalog, visit Julia’s website at www.juliaauctions.com.
For more details or consignment information, contact Julia’s at (207) 453-7125, or by e-mail: lg@jamesdjulia.com. Fax: (207) 453-2502.
