Title & Description: This bronze plate focuses on a raised dragonfly at the center. The dragonfly is beautifully crafted, with fine detail in the wings especially. The circular projection the dragonfly rests on dips into a shallow plane, spanning out for about an inch before curving up into the rim of the plate. The edge of the plate is engraved with a complicated set of patterns and designs - from diamonds to ferns.
Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany
Dates: 1920-'28
Country of Origin: United States
Foundry Mark: Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc.
Signature: None
Date: 1920
Construction: Cast bronze
Base Material: Bronze fastening peg
Provenance: Putnam County Estate
Size: H. 9.0x W. 9.0x D. 1.5"
Weight: 2lbs 12.7oz
Condition: The bronze is patinated, forming splatters of green along the dragonfly and the bottom of the plate, but the gold gilt beneath the rim remains intact.
Artist Biography: With the death of Charles Lewis Tiffany in 1902, Louis Comfort Tiffany, the founder’s son, became Tiffany’s first art director. His position as America’s leading designer was well established by 1882, when President Chester Arthur invited him to redecorate the White House. By 1900 the younger Tiffany was a world leader in the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements. The famed artist created a remarkable range of designs, from technically brilliant leaded glass to colorful enameled and painterly jewels based on American plants and flowers.