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Tiffany Studios (New York, 1878-1933) Desk lamp, model #637
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
Sold
$3,000
Live Auction
Artist and Artisan: Fetcher House and the Collection of James G. Hansen
Location
Chicago
Size
Height 13 x width 7 x depth 8 inches.
Description
Tiffany Studios

(New York, 1878-1933)

Desk lamp, model #637

patinated bronze, favrile glass

base stamped 'Tiffany Studios / New York' to underside.

Height 13 x width 7 x depth 8 inches.


Property from the Estate of James G. Hansen at Fetcher House, Winnetka, Illinois


This lot is located in Chicago.

Condition
Shade is not signed.In overall good and ready to place condition. There are no cracks, losses or repairs to the glass shade. Very minor fleabite chipping and scuffing to the fitter edge concealed when placed. Electric components work at the time of this condition report, the switch is a little finicky. Even patina throughout base with some heavier oxidation to the underside. Stamped signature present to underside. Please see additional images.
Signature
base stamped 'Tiffany Studios / New York' to underside.
Provenance
Provenance:(Base) The Old Bank, Richmond, Illinois, June 27, 1982(Shade) Phillip Chasen Antiques, East Norwich, New York, October 18, 2013Note:The Fetcher House in Winnetka, Illinois was designed by local architect Augustus Higginson and built in 1901 for Edwin S. Fechheimer (who later changed his last name to Fetcher). Higginson was a Winnetka resident and member of the Chicago Arts and Crafts Society at Hull House and was therefore the ideal architect to design Fetcher’s home in the desired Arts and Crafts style. In April 1905, The House Beautiful featured the home, praising the architecture and interior design as “simple, sincere, and unpretentious.” [1]Over the following century, there were several additions and renovations to the home as it passed through three owners before James Hansen purchased it in 1979. Hansen was a passionate and knowledgeable collector, who valued and preserved the history of The Fetcher House. As an artist and industrial designer himself, he had a deep appreciation for the Arts and Crafts movement for its creation of beautiful, functional objects made from natural materials as a reaction against mass production.Hansen built his collection to fit the style of the home including striking examples of works by important early 20th century makers such as Tiffany Studios, Roycroft, Stickley, and Grueby, as well as Chicago metalsmiths Robert Jarvie and Jessie Preston. Freeman’s | Hindman is honored to present this eclectic and inspired collection in our Early 20th Century Design auction on May 20, 2025 and Artist and Artisan: Fetcher House and the Collection of James G. Hansen auction on June 6, 2025.[1] Robie, Virginia, “A Bachelor’s Cottage in the Country,” The House Beautiful (April 1905), 30-31.