DALLAS, TX.- An extremely rare, Tiffany Studios Russian Table Lamp, direct from a private Connecticut collection, is expected to sell for $100,000 in
Heritage Auctions' Tiffany, Lalique & Art Glass Auction Nov. 23 in Dallas. The 457-lot auction presents extraordinary discoveries, such as a rare 10-light Tiffany Studios Bronze Lily Lamp (est. $20,000-$30,000) and the largest selection of art by Louis Icart ever offered in one sale.
"We always try to tailor this auction toward demands for Heritage's clients and I feel we have it right this year," said Nick Dawes, Vice President of Special Collections at Heritage.
The Tiffany Studios Russian leads a strong selection of table lighting direct from private collections, including a Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Bronze Daffodil Table Lamp (est. $40,000-$60,000); a Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Bronze Turtleback Tile Table Lamp (est. $35,000-$45,000); and a Tiffany Leaded Glass and Bronze Poinsettia Table Lamp (est. $20,000-$30,000). Among the unusual Tiffany objects in the auction is a Opalescent Favrille Glass and Bronze Fire Screen, standing more than five feet long and dating to 1905 (est. $80,000-$120,000).
The auction's selection of Lalique glass rarities is one of the largest ever offered by Heritage and includes a Fine R. Lalique Frosted Glass Palestre Vase (est. $80,000-$120,000) and the highly-desirable Frosted Glass Grande Nue Socle Lierre with Sepia Patina, circa 1919 (est. $15,000-$25,000). A scarce collection of Lalique Limited Edition artworks include the Frosted Glass Paradoxe Statue (est. $10,000-$15,000) and the large Limited Edition Frosted and Clear Glass Angelique Vase (est. $7,000-$10,000).
An important collection of car Lalique mascots features the circa 1929 Vitesse Mascot, in opalescent glass (est. $30,000-$50,000) and more than a dozen additional rare forms including a Clear and Frosted Glass Grenouille Mascot (est. $10,000-$15,000).
Nearly two dozen original artworks and limited edition paintings by Louis Icart, curated by noted Icart expert and author William Holland, is led by the oil Fanny Volmers, 1919, (est. $12,000-$18,000) and Two Women & Borzois, circa 1930-1940 (est. $7,000-$9,000). Examples of Icart's most iconic works are also on offer, including a period etching of Illusion, 1940, depicting a romantic female nude rising from a smoke of a lit cigarette (est. $5,000-$7,000).
The largest collection of perfume bottles (including original fitted cases) and retail perfume presentations ever offered at Heritage includes a Lalique Clear Glass Quatre Soliels Perfume with Sepia Patina (est. $7,000-$9,000).