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Macklowe Gallery is the world’s premier dealer of Twentieth Century Decorative Arts, specializing in antique and estate jewelry, the lamps and glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany, French Art Nouveau furniture and objects, and lithographs by Alphonse Mucha. Each piece in the Gallery is chosen for its beauty, rarity and historic importance. For 50 years scholars, museum curators, and collectors have sought us out for the best, and this has made Macklowe Gallery respected worldwide. As we look back on the year, we are proudest to have placed works of art and jewelry in the collections of the Australian National Gallery, the Museum of Art and Industry of Hamburg, and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. We have also lent works to the Driehaus Museum in Chicago and the Hudson River Museum, just north of New York City. The Gallery’s President, Benjamin Macklowe, is quickly becoming more prominent as a thought leader in the fields of antiques and fine jewelry. He has recently lectured at Christie’s Auction House, the International Society of Appraisers, and the Winterthur Museum, and will be giving more educational talks at important venues in the coming year.
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For this year’s holiday catalog we have curated a selection of jewels that is inspired by you, our treasured client. The woman who shops at Macklowe Gallery is chic and sophisticated, and you embrace both the romantic and powerful aspects of your personality. You are proud to wear jewels that show your unerring eye and adventurous good taste, and we are pleased with the unique selection we have for you. We have also put together a highly select group of aesthetically and historically significant decorative arts. Over the last year we hunted down some of the best Art Nouveau and Tiffany we have ever seen, nearly all from private collections that have been off the market for decades, and we have saved them for you to see here for the first time. Thank you for your continued loyalty. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
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TIFFANY LAMPS TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Cabbage Rose Table Lamp 31” high x 24½”diameter This exceptional Tiffany Studios Cabbage Rose lamp prominently features Louis Comfort Tiffany’s favorite color, yellow, but in a variety range of tones and hues that range from bright canary to a sunset orange. The petals dance across a rare helmet-shaped shade, adding to the originality of this magnificently colored lamp. Price upon request
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Tulip Table Lamp 31� high x 22� diameter A pure red is the most desirable and most difficult color to achieve in glass. With deep reds and vibrant greens, this Tiffany Tulip lamp has the rich contrast for which collectors pine. Price Upon Request
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Crocus Table Lamp 22” high x 16” diameter Tiffany’s highly stylized Crocus lamp is evocative of the repeat patterns found in William Morris’ textiles and wallpapers. In the 19th century, Morris’ firm was at the vanguard of the English Arts & Crafts movement, which greatly influenced Louis Comfort Tiffany’s aesthetics. $49,000
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Mandarin Table Lamp 22” high x 25” diameter The iconic Tiffany Studios Mandarin lamp was favored by Frank Lloyd Wright for its low, Japanese inspired geometry. Wright incorporated this model into perhaps his most famous project, Falling Water, and a similar Mandarin lamp can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Price Upon Request
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Apple Blossom Table Lamp 18½” high x 12” diameter The Tiffany Miniature Apple Blossom lamp is the smallest flowered lamp produced at Tiffany Studios. By making popular lamps in smaller models, Tiffany gave his clients a versatile selection of beautiful objects with which to decorate their homes. These special pieces are more lighted sculpture than functional lamp. Price Upon Request
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Poppy Table Lamp 21¼” high x 16½ diameter This Poppy lamp shows Tiffany’s mastery of metalwork: he incorporated intricate wire mesh in the shade to represent the veins of the leaves and the details of the blossoms, and wove bronze into a fascinating pattern for the Twig and Berry base. Price Upon Request
TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Flowering Water Lily Table Lamp 31” high x 20” diameter This Flowering Water Lily lamp is exemplary of Tiffany’s fascination with the mysteries of nature. Rather than using sky blue glass, Tiffany chose a murky, rippled green background, which makes the light, beautifully shaded lilies appear to be floating atop the glassy surface of a pond. Price Upon request
TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Dragonfly Table Lamp 20” high x 17” diameter The color of this Tiffany lamp evokes the sun setting over shallow waters with dragonflies swooping down to the surface. The shade sits atop a rare blown glass and bronze base where the opaque blue glass complements the opulent blues of the shade above it, completing Tiffany’s illusion of azure water. Price Upon Request
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Oriental Poppy Table Lamp 25” high x 18” diameter This Oriental Poppy lamp shows Tiffany’s unparalleled ability to render the natural world in glass. By selecting subtly nuanced shades of yellow, Tiffany was able to mimic light passing through paper-thin petals of the poppy blossom. Price Upon Request
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Russian Table Lamp 27” high x 20” diameter Although Tiffany never made explicitly religious lamps, the Russian shade closely recalls his ecclesiastical windows in its architectural pattern and the sky blue panels that seem to recede into the shade. The Russian shade is perfectly matched with the Four Virtues base. The four virtues— Truth, Charity, Loyalty, and Purity—are depicted on each side of the column, contributing to the spiritual feel of this special lamp. Price Upon Request
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Pair of Six Light Lily Table Lamps 21” high x 6½” diameter Although he was American, Tiffany participated fully in the French Art Nouveau movement. He exhibited at the World’s Fairs in Paris and Turin, where his Lily lamp won widespread acclaim. Praised for its elegance, the Lily has been called the Aristocrat of the Garden. $58,000 per pair
TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Set of Six Three-Light Lily Sconces 14” high x 9” wide Tiffany’s Lily models are widely loved because of their delicate beauty and dazzling iridescence. This original matched set of six Lily sconces comes from the home of an esteemed Southern collector. $28,000 per pair
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Drophead Dragonfly Floor Lamp 65” high x 22” diameter
TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Peony Border Floor Lamp 78¼” high x 24¼” diameter
The Drophead Dragonfly lamp is a variation on one of Tiffany’s most famous themes. In this special lamp, the wings and heads of the insects form an architectural border, making the dragonflies appear to be in flight.
This monumental Peony Border lamp is exemplary of Tiffany’s ability to “paint” in glass: by setting multi-faceted flowers against a thicket of green leaves and a sky blue ground, he was able to create a beautiful and naturalistic landscape.
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Poinsettia chandelier 60� high x 29� diameter In order to make red glass, Tiffany used gold, copper, or selenium depending upon the desired hue of the final product. That pure red was the hardest color for Tiffany Studios to create, making this vibrant Poinsettia chandelier among the best of this model that Macklowe Gallery has ever owned. Price Upon Request
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Twenty-Four Light Lily Chandelier 39¾” high x 22” diameter Tiffany’s Lily lamps have become some of his most famous models because of their simple and elegant beauty. This twenty-four light Lily chandelier is both functional lamp and lighted sculpture, and can be seen as a predecessor to post World War II lighting design. Price Upon Request
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TIFFANY LAMPS TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Moorish Chandelier33” high x 15” diameter For his Turtleback Tile Moorish chandelier, Tiffany drew inspiration from trips to the Middle East and Northern Africa and used his own glass techniques to create a bold, masculine light. Price Upon Request
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Stalactite Chandelier 27” high x 4½” diameter
TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Pair of Turtleback Tile Chandeliers 24” high x 12” diameter
Louis Comfort Tiffany used iridescent glass and layering techniques to trap floral motifs between layers of golden glass in this Stalactite chandelier. Tiffany selected a series of these chandeliers for the Fountain Court of his famed Oyster Bay mansion, Laurelton Hall.
These Tiffany Turtleback tile plafonniers were purchased from a prominent Western New York collection. The strong, bold aesthetic of these lamps can work in any interior.
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Linenfold Table Lamp 22” high x 15¾ diameter In the Linenfold lamp, Tiffany Studios created a trompe l’oeil illusion by expertly molding glass panels to look like silk, a fabric which was commonly used for lamp shades at the turn of the twentieth century. This lamp may appear to be uncharacteristic of the artist, but it shows Tiffany’s versatility and aesthetic range. $22,500
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Dragonfly Table Lamp 27” high x 20” diameter This Dragonfly lamp is at the pinnacle of Tiffany’s color spectrum, with each piece of glass containing at least four different hues that transition from bright golds to deep blues in an unrestrained yet artful manner. This fantastic shade sits upon a very rare 16-Ball base, where bronze tendons stretch into hollow iridescent glass balls, making this lamp a truly complete work of art. Price Upon Request
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CLEMENT MASSIER French Art Nouveau Iridescent Ceramic Loïe Fuller Charger 19¼” diameter x 2¼” deep Loïe Fuller was famous worldwide for her ability to bend spaces, shapes, and light in her scarf dances during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawing from his muse’s Peacock dances at the 1900 World’s Fair, Clement Massier used iridescence and arabesquing curves to create this important ceramic charger. $45,000
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ANDRÉ FERNAND THESMAR French Enamel and Metal Petite Coupe Sur Talon 7/8” high x 2¾” diameter The floral motifs that adorn this petite coupe sur talon by André Thesmar appear to float due to the artist’s expert use of plique-à-jour enamel. Thesmar’s skill in this type of enamel propelled him to fame around the turn of the century, and his light and precise works were featured at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. $85,000
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EMILE GALLÉ French Art Nouveau Libellules Table 30” high x 24” diameter Emile Gallé’s Libellules table was first exhibited at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. There, critics were wowed by the artist’s innovative use of the dragonfly motif as well as the extreme level of craftsmanship required to bring this masterpiece to fruition. A similar table is part of the permanent collection at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium. $95,000
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Onion Form Vase 13¼” high x 5” diameter In this vase, Tiffany used intricate lines to recreate the organic form of an onion bulb. By introducing his signature iridescence and deep blues and golds, Tiffany was able to bend the realistic vegetable form into a work of art. $35,000
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Cypriote Vase 7� high x 7� diameter Tiffany created this Cypriote vase by rolling the molten form over pulverized bits of the same glass. Its iridescence and bubbles resemble the decomposed surface of Roman glass d iscovered during archeological explorations on the island of Cyprus. $28,000
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Gooseneck Vase 10” high x 4½” diameter According to legend, women in ancient Rome would catch their tears in a lachrymal vase. In later years, the Persians called this form a rose water sprinkler. By drawing upon these two influences to create his Gooseneck vase, Tiffany modernized a historical and romantic work of art glass. $19,500
TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Lattice Vase 11” high x 3” diameter Tiffany combined Byzantine motifs and his signature hook-chain swirl technique to create this lattice-patterned vase on a rich blue iridescent ground. $29,500
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Carved Vase 4½” high x 4½” diameter In the late 1800s, Fredolin Kreischmann joined the Tiffany Studios as their master carver. Rather than etching with acid, Kreischmann was able to achieve a much finer relief with cutting wheels and hand carving. The delicate detail of this floral vase suggests that it was made by Kreischmann. $22,500
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EMILE GALLÉ French Art Nouveau Silver Mounted Vase 6” high x 4” diameter The Alpine Morning Glory shows Emile Gallé’s fervent desire to make Art out of glass. Drawing inspiration from a humble mountain flower, Gallé etched, enameled, and incorporated silver foil into the body of the vase, and then cradled it in an elaborate silver cage. A model of the Alpine Morning Glory vase without the silver caging is in the collection at the Musée de l’Ecole de Nancy, making this piece extremely desirable to the discerning collector. $45,000
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EUGÈNE FEUILLÂTRE French Art Nouveau Silver and Enamel Compote 6” high x 4” diameter This exceptional compote by Eugene Feuillâtre features delicate and stylized floral patterns. The piece is particularly remarkable because it is made almost entirely of plique-à-jour enamel. This compote comes from the famed Collection of Joseph R. Ritman, and a nearly identical piece resides in the Musée D’Orsay in Paris. $39,500
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AGATHON LEONARD Danseuse au Cothurne Bisque Sculpture 19” high x 10” wide x 6” deep $17,500
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Rupert Carabin was one of many fin-de-siècle artists fascinated by dance, and he ran in the same artistic circle as Edgar Degas. By looking to dance, Carabin was able to see the human body as it moved into the most elemental Art Nouveau curves, shapes, and arabesques. From the famed Silverman collection, this is the first complete group of Carabin ballerinas to come to market in decades.
RUPERT CARABIN Group of Six French Art Nouveau Bronze Dancer Sculptures 9½” high (tallest) x 5½” wide (widest) $95,000
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LOUIS ERNST BARRIAS French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze, Alabaster, Marble, and Lapis Lazuli Nature Revealing Herself Before Science Sculpture 29” high x 13” wide x 8” deep This iconic sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias titled Nature Revealing Herself Before Science acts a metaphor for the power of humankind to understand the natural world through technology, innovation, and knowledge. The most famous version of this sculpture is proudly displayed in the Musée d’Orsay. $95,000
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TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Lava Vase 6¾” high x 5” diameter Louis Comfort Tiffany was inspired to make his Lava vases by a trip to Sicily, where he saw the landscape pattern left by the lava of Mount Etna. In this vase, Tiffany combined the organic texture of lava and gravelly Cypriote glass with bright, iridescent, glowing cyans and azures to create a stunning example of true art glass. $75,000
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DECO RATIVE ART EMILE GALLÉ Set of Four French Art Nouveau Nesting Tables 29” high x 24½” wide x 16’’ deep (largest). In this set of four nesting tables, Emile Gallé used motifs such as crocuses blooming through the snow and floating butterflies to convey the emotions of spring and rebirth. The curving, vine-like legs with hanging fuchsia blossoms complete this rare and dynamic set. $24,500
ABEL LANDRY French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze and Brass Fireplace Screen and Set Fender: 13” high x 38½” wide x 4” deep Tools: 30¾” high x 10½” wide x 9” deep Screen: 30¼” high x 28½” wide x 5” deep By incorporating the Art Nouveau aesthetic into a fireplace set, Abel Landry elevated the purely functional to the status of art object. $25,000
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Printed in November 2015 at GRAFICHE DELL’ARTIERE BOLOGNA