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Tiffany Studios New York "Peacock" Favrile Glass and Bronze Mirror
$45,000
A common theme in the Tiffany Studios New York oeuvre, the peacock motif, as can be seen in this exquisite "Peacock" mirror, was a well-loved and oft-used theme. Featuring a finely sculpted patinated bronze base decorated with stylized peacock feathers, the piece is accented with multi-colored Favrile glass mosaic tiles, dotted around the rim of the mirror and on the charming "feather" feet.
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Item #: T-13056
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Circa: 1910
Dimensions: 15.5" height, 18" width, 7.25" depth
Materials: Bronze, Mirror glass, Favrile glass
Signed: "Tiffany Studios New York 11434/898" and "3"
Literature: Bronze mirror pictured in Tiffany at Auction, by Alastair Duncan, p. 47, cat. no. 127; Bronze mirror also pictured in Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, by Alastair Duncan, p. 402, plate #1626
Peacock feathers were common motifs in Art Nouveau imagery; they were prized for their iridescent quality, their great range of color, their diaphanous nature, as well as their known symbolic standing as an icon of resurrection, renewal, and new life. They were also a personal favorite of Louis Comfort Tiffany's.