LCT TIFFANY GRAPE VINE BRONZE & GLASS INK WELL - 1906 Start Price USD 999.00 Current Price USD 999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 16, 2008 End Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Location Young, Arizona See more about 'LCT TIFFANY GRAPE VINE BRONZE & GLASS INK WELL - 1906' Description   Antique Rare and Genuine - Exquisite, LCT Tiffany Grape Vine Ink Well with Etched Bronze, Green Glass, and Glass Insert.  Transition piece with model number, four rows of beading and feet.  Marked Tiffany Studios New York.The photos speak for themselves.  Outstanding early piece.  A marvelous addition to any Tiffany collection or tastefully decorated home or office.   Age:                  1906-1920Size:                 4" x 4" x 3-1/4"Marked:            Tiffany Studios New York 844Condition:         Beautiful with nearly invisible vertical hairline crack in back panel and nearly invisible cracks in the small top right panel                            Glass insert in near perfect condition   Reference:   Page 189 “LCT Rebel in Glass”, 3rd Edition with 350 Illustrations, Robert Koch, Crown Book, 1982                         About Louis Comfort Tiffany 1878-1938   In 1878, Louis Comfort Tiffany was born to Charles Tiffany, Founder of Tiffany and Company. Louis, not wanting to go into the family business, turned his career instead to the decorative arts, producing an extensive line of stained glass lamps, art glass, enamels, and bronzes known the world over for their one-of-a-kind exquisite quality and beauty.   LCT began his first experiments with glassmaking in 1873.  In 1876 he exhibited paintings at Philadelphia Centennial World's Fair and in 1900 a major exhibit at the Paris Exposition Internationale; company changes name to Tiffany Studios.   In 1902 he was appointed design director of Tiffany & Company after the death of his father, Charles Tiffany; Tiffany Studios showroom moved to 45th Street in New York City and Tiffany Furnaces was established.    In 1880 the firm received its first major commission, the Veterans Room of the Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, New York.  In 1882 Associated Artists commissioned Tiffany to do work for Mark Twain, Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Ogden Goelet, and LCT was also hired by President Chester Arthur to decorate several rooms in the White House     In 1894 Favrile became a registered trademark.  In 1885 the Tiffany Glass Company was created. 1895-96 exhibited Favrile glass and leaded glass windows in Siegfied Bing's L'Art Nouveau gallery, Paris .   In 1919 Louis Tiffany retired and the company divided into Tiffany Furnaces, headed by A. Douglas Nash, to produce glassware and Tiffany Ecclesiastical department to make mosaics, leaded glass windows and lamps.  In 1924-Tiffany Furnaces closed.  Louis C. Tiffany died on January 17, 1933. The seller reserves the option to eliminate bidders with poor ratings or other known issues.  T432   PLEASE SEE GREAT PRICES ON THE GOOD STUFF AT MY STORE Collectors International Art Glass Store      Place a Bid!