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Informationen zum Autor William Holland is an internationally recognized dealer in art prints and the author of Louis Icart: The Complete Etchings! the leading reference work in its field. Douglas Congdon-Martin is the author of numerous books in the field of antiques and collectibles. Both authors are residents of eastern Pennsylvania. Klappentext In the dynamic first quarter of the 20th century! Louis Comfort Tiffany and his Tiffany Studios in New York City produced 24 distinctly different bronze desk-set patterns with nearly 1!000 different items sold separately! so that successful business leade Zusammenfassung In the dynamic first quarter of the 20th century! Louis Comfort Tiffany and his Tiffany Studios in New York City produced 24 distinctly different bronze desk-set patterns with nearly 1!000 different items sold separately! so that successful business leaders could decide which and how many they could arrange on their desks. The typical set might include inkwell! pen tray! paper rack! rocker blotter! and decorative ends for the desk blotter. Some patterns have a dozen or fewer items! but a few patterns have about 80 items available. Over 600 color photographs show most of the desk set items! with carefully researched text! including their Tiffany item numbers! markings! sizes! related pieces! and rarity! and an indispensible Master List of all the original Tiffany Studios items! including lamps! planters! match holders! etc.! in numerical order. It will help to identify pieces never seen before and mismatched and put-together items. This is the most comprehensice collecting guide to the subject..
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William R. Holland has been a collector and major dealer of Tiffany lamps and desk sets since 1984, now at www.hollandarts.com.
