Tiffany Studios "Devitrified" Exhibition Vase
Tiffany Studios
"Devitrified" Exhibition Vase
circa 1927
Favrile glass
engraved L.C. Tiffany Favrile 1927 Exhibition Piece
4¼ in. (10.8 cm) high
Condition Report:
Overall in very good condition. When viewed firsthand, the vase displays a pale pastel yellow coloration with an opaque white rim which is slightly lighter than illustrated in the catalogue photography. The reactive glass body is decorated with a complex web of gold threading. The glass presents with occasional minor air bubbles, particulate inclusions and surface irregularities which are inherent in the making and not visually distracting. The glass surfaces throughout with scattered, very fine and light surface scratches consistent with age and gentle handling. The interior of the vase with traces of light surface soiling. The underside of the vase is applied with a Doros Collection accession number and Leslie Nash accession marking. An innovative example of the “Devitrified” technique. This lot is offered together with a period photograph of the vase inscribed by Leslie Nash.
Catalogue Note:
Textural Fusion: The "Devitrified" Vase
The highly unusual “Devitrified” technique was developed very late in Tiffany Furnaces’ history. Louis Tiffany was no longer actively participating in the company’s production after 1919 and his role was assumed by A. Douglas Nash and his brother Leslie, both sons of Arthur Nash, the glasshouse’s original and long-time superintendent. Additionally, most of the original glassworkers had either died or left the firm. The Nash brothers attempted new decorative methods to fill the void and “Devitrified” glass was one of those efforts. Leslie Nash claimed credit for the technique and vaguely explained the use of “semi-crystallized” glass to create the unusual texture. In actuality, the visually striking effect was probably created by inserting glass shards into the vase’s interior while it was still hot and on the pontil rod and then placed briefly into the glory hole to fuse the shards to the body.
- PD
Provenance:
Arthur J. Nash, New York
Leslie H. Nash, New York
Private Collection
Sotheby's New York, November 19, 1983, lot 717
Walt Nagorski, Overland Park, Kansas, 1989
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Tiffany Studios
"Devitrified" Exhibition Vase
circa 1927
Favrile glass
engraved L.C. Tiffany Favrile 1927 Exhibition Piece
4¼ in. (10.8 cm) high
Condition Report:
Overall in very good condition. When viewed firsthand, the vase displays a pale pastel yellow coloration with an opaque white rim which is slightly lighter than illustrated in the catalogue photography. The reactive glass body is decorated with a complex web of gold threading. The glass presents with occasional minor air bubbles, particulate inclusions and surface irregularities which are inherent in the making and not visually distracting. The glass surfaces throughout with scattered, very fine and light surface scratches consistent with age and gentle handling. The interior of the vase with traces of light surface soiling. The underside of the vase is applied with a Doros Collection accession number and Leslie Nash accession marking. An innovative example of the “Devitrified” technique. This lot is offered together with a period photograph of the vase inscribed by Leslie Nash.
Catalogue Note:
Textural Fusion: The "Devitrified" Vase
The highly unusual “Devitrified” technique was developed very late in Tiffany Furnaces’ history. Louis Tiffany was no longer actively participating in the company’s production after 1919 and his role was assumed by A. Douglas Nash and his brother Leslie, both sons of Arthur Nash, the glasshouse’s original and long-time superintendent. Additionally, most of the original glassworkers had either died or left the firm. The Nash brothers attempted new decorative methods to fill the void and “Devitrified” glass was one of those efforts. Leslie Nash claimed credit for the technique and vaguely explained the use of “semi-crystallized” glass to create the unusual texture. In actuality, the visually striking effect was probably created by inserting glass shards into the vase’s interior while it was still hot and on the pontil rod and then placed briefly into the glory hole to fuse the shards to the body.
- PD
Provenance:
Arthur J. Nash, New York
Leslie H. Nash, New York
Private Collection
Sotheby's New York, November 19, 1983, lot 717
Walt Nagorski, Overland Park, Kansas, 1989
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