Lot # 2099: Tiffany Studios Yellow Rose Floor Lamp. This exceedingly rare shade is perhaps the most technically elaborate of all Tiffany shades produced and is one of only two known examples of the model. Shade: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK. 1913 Price List: Model #1904, 26 inch yellow rose, dome, $350Base: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK. 1906 Price List: Model #376, Piano, floor, large, chased pod, $165. Height: 72 inches (183 cm) Shade Diameter: 26 inches (66 cm). Provenance: Vito D' Agustino. The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan. This lamp is pictured on page 324 of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection" and page 207 of "Tiffany Lamps and Metalware".

Lot # 2050: Tiffany Studios Oriental Poppy Floor Lamp. A particularly strong example of this major and impressive group of Tiffany lamps. In this lamp, the ample scale of the petals allowed the introduction of large blocks of concentrated color; red, as in this example, and yellow or orange in other examples. Shade: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1902. 1913 Price List: Model #1902, 26 inch Oriental Poppy, dome, $350. Base: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 375. 1906 Price List: Model #375, Piano, floor, large, wire decoration, scroll, $165. Height: 79 inches (200.5 Cm) Diameter of shade: 26 inches (66 cm). Provenance: Ted and Nellie Ingham. The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan. This lamp is pictured on page 325 of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection".

Lot # 1184: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Buste de Femme d'apres Cranach le Jeune, 1958 (verso Trial Proof Premier Plateau: Le Bistre) linoleum cut; Galerie Louise Leiris, pub.Artist Proof before the edition of 50, inscribed Linogravure Originale de Picasso 1958. Tirage realise par moi-H Arnera (verso) 25 1/2 x 20 7/8 inches. Ref: Bloch, 859 Property from the Estate of Mr. Ivan Bowen II, Wayzata, Minnesota Provenance: Gerhard Wurzer Gallery, Houston, Texas

Lot # 160: Vija Celmins Untitled (Knife and Dish) 1964 Oil on canvas Signed and dated verso Canvas: 16" x 18" Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, California (acquired directly from the artist, 1964) LAMA would like to thank the artist for her assistance in cataloging this work Estimate: $300000 - $500000 MORE INFORMATION: Southern California is the birthplace for some of the most important contemporary art of the 20th century. A contemporary artist such as Vija Celmins (b. 1938) Is greatly admired throughout the world, but many forget that she had her start in Venice, California. Though before she arrived in America, Celmins and her family fled their hometown of Riga, Latvia to escape the imminent Soviet occupation of 1944. After a brief stay at a United Nations refugee camp in Germany, they eventually found solace in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1948. As a 16-year-old art student, she traveled to New York City where she encountered paintings by de Kooning and other Abstract Expressionists. Her infatuation with Action Painting was short-lived however, and upon graduating the John Heron Art Institute, she moved to Los Angeles in 1962 to begin her MFA at the University of California, Los Angeles. According to Department Head and Curator of Contemporary Art at LACMA, Franklin Sirmans, “… it was between 1964 and 1966, before [Celmins] was thirty years old, that she created some of her most important pieces.&Rdquo; “…When I came to L.A., I thought it was a new beginning,” recalls Celmins. From her studio at 701 Venice Blvd., She purged herself of what she knew – Abstract Expressionism, specifically the influences of Gorky and de Kooning – in hopes of finding her own artistic voice. Referring to the intense strokes employed in Action Painting, Celmins remembers, “I couldn’t resolve the stroke-making with the essential stillness of the painting.&Rdquo; In 1964, Celmins chose to venture into a minimal, almost primitive style, painting still lifes of common objects in her studio: a space heater, a fan, a lamp, eggs on a hot plate, cups, spoons, and forks. Painting these everyday objects, cloaked in muted grays, served as a way for Celmins to stop thinking and inventing; this was a period for her to revitalize her work and while doing so, she ultimately broke through to create a form of art that was entirely her own. Celmins describes the transition of her work in 1964 in an interview with Chuck Close: “I decided to go back to looking at something outside of myself. I was going back to what I thought was this basic, stupid painting. You know: there’s the surface, there’s me, there’s my hand. There’s my eye, I paint. I don’t embellish anymore, I don’t compose, and I don’t jazz up the colour.&Rdquo; This brief period in Celmins’ early years in Los Angeles served as a breakthrough, the catalyst for the next phase, yet only a handful of her object paintings still exist. The objects in Untitled (Knife and Dish) (1964) rest alone in a vacuum, “relegated to a purgatorial no-man’s land” that suggest action without a table on which to rest or food to cut. Out of this stillness the viewer feels the tension of inaction, the heavy breathing of stasis, and the objects come to represent some unknown force from what lies ahead. In 1965, Celmins’ thesis show marked a pivotal point in her career, replacing the common, everyday objects from her studio with surreal, radical imagery, commenting on current and historical disaster. The cups, forks, and space heater were replaced with a rhinoceros, a smoking gun, and a World War II fighter plane. Her thesis show and first solo show at David Stuart Galleries propelled Celmins’ career and ultimately launched her to produce some of the most influential contemporary art of our time. Similar examples of Celmins’ object paintings from the same year remain in permanent museum collections, including Heater (1964) at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Gun with Hand #1(1964) at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Eggs(1964) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. Relyea, Lane, Robert Gober, and Briony Fer. Vija Celmins. New York: Phaidon, 2004. Print. Sirmans, Franklin, and Michelle White. Vija Celmins: Television and Disaster. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. Print.

Lot # 2013: Tiffany Studios Wisteria Table Lamp. Tiffany depicted the different colorations of the wisteria species faithfully in his lamps, creating examples in blue-purple-grey, pink-burgandy and white tinged with yellow. The design for the model was credited to a client, Mrs. Curtis Freschel, who in 1901 submitted to the firm a sketch of the lamp she wished made for her. Shade: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK. Base: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 5795. Height: 27 inches (68.5 Cm) Diameter of shade: 18 inches (46 cm). Base: 1906 Price List: Model 342, Wisteria Lamp and shade, large, $400. This lamp is pictured on pg. 292 Of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". Provenance: The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan.

Lot # 2054: Tiffany Studios Poinsettia Chandelier. Comprised of a profusion of brilliant red blossoms against a mottled blue green background shading to light green at the top of the shade. This shade has a beaded lower border. Impressed: Tiffany Studios New York 1331 Diameter: 29 inches (73.5 Cm). Provenance: The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan. This Chandelier is pictured on page 329 of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection" as well as on page 240 of "Tiffany Lamps and Metalware".

Lot # 2036: Tiffany Studios Table LampLaburnum on a Tree Trunk Base. The leaded glass shade is executed in yellow blossoms of Favrile glass set against a deep purple background with vibrant green leaves. The glass segments used for the blossoms feature dramatic surface hazing in reflected light and mottled glass is used in many of the blossoms. The shade is mounted on a tree trunk base finished in green and brown patina. Base signed: Tiffany Studios New York 553. Diameter of shade: 21 1/8 inches Height to top of finial: 33 1/2 inches Height of base: 29 1/2 inches. Provenance: The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan. Please note: Although this lamp is not pictured in "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection; as such, both the lamp's base and shade have their own custom museum cases.

Lot # 2021: Tiffany Studios Poppy Table Lamp Mounted on a Pond Lily Base. Shade impressed: TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1531. 1906 Price List: Model #1531, 20 inch Poppy, Dragonfly block, cone, $115. Base: Impressed on the canister TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 6828 and 7496. 1906 Price List: Model #225, Cat-tail, Pond Lily base, $115. Height: 25 1/2 inches (65 cm) Diameter of Shade: 20 inches (51 cm). This lamp is pictured on page 294 of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". Provenance: The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan.

Lot # 2102: Pair of Tiffany Studios Wisteria Landscape Windows. The two panels form part of an original triptych depicting a mountainous panorama viewed through trellised wisteria blossoms. They are rendered in a vibrant naturalistic palette, and contain a wonderful selection of favrile glass including large selections of confetti glass as well as mottled glass. Rear Layers of plating have been used in the creation of these panels. Unsigned. Each panel measures 47 1/2 in height by 30 1/2 in width, not including the massive museum frame. Dimensions with museum frame: Height 72 1/2 inches, Width 57 1/4 inches. These panels are pictured on pgs. 154 & 155 Of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". Provenance: Sean McNally;Charles Maurer;Sotheby's New York, Dec. 6 & 7, 1996, Lot 451.The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan.

Lot # 353: Ladies 18KT White Gold 6.04Ct Fancy Yellow Diamond Ring CSN12. New condition! BW98694DY. One electronically tested 18KT white gold ladies cast & assembled diamond unity ring. Condition is new, good workmanship. The featured diamond is set within a diamond bezel supported by tapering diamond set shoulders, completed by a three and one-half millimeter wide band. Bright polish finish with yellow gold accents. Trademark is Zela. Identified with markings of "750". Containing: One prong set cushion cut diamond, measuring 11.10 X 9.90 X 5.80Mm (depth est.), 4.00% GTCF approximate weight of 6.04Ct with a strong blue fluorescence. Diamond Grading Report attached. Graded in the setting in the HRD Antwerp Laboratory Report # J1300236001. Clarity SI-1. Color Fancy Yellow. Depth 58.6%. Table 52.5%. Fourteen half set round brilliant cut diamonds, measuring 3.40 - 3.30 X 2.01Mm (depth est.) Approximate total weight of 14 Stones = 1.96Ct. Graded in the setting. Clarity VS-1 to VS-2. Color G - H. Sixty prong set round brilliant cut diamonds, measuring 1.90 - 1.20 X 0.93Mm (dept est.) Approximate total weight of 60 Stones = 0.82Ct. Graded in the setting. Clarity VS-1 to VS-2. Color G - H. Total Weight of Diamonds 8.82Ct. Total Weight of Ring 14.23 Gm. AIG appraised at $305,290.00. Thank you for viewing this lot! We are always adding new inventory and new auctions, so please check back often. We appreciate your business and support. Enjoy the auction! 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Lot # 2012: Tiffany Studios Landscape Window. This window depicts a moody landscape with birch trees on the right and evergreens on the opposite side against a sunset sky. The boughs of the evergreens contain groupings of thin glass threads within the glass for a dramatic realistic effect. Signed Tiffany Studios in enamel. Early 1920's. Height: 34 1/2 inches (87 cm) Width: 26 inches (66 cm). This window is pictured on page 137 of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". Provenance: The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan.

Lot # 2094: Tiffany Studios Lava Vase. At 12 1/2 inches in height and weighing about 13 lbs., This is one of the most monumental lava vases recorded, a factor no doubt in Tiffany's decision to reserve it as a study piece. Another reason is the satiny salmon iridescence on the gold volcanic flow. This vase remained in Tiffany's private collection at Laurelton Hall until the contents of his home were sold in 1946. A visit to Mount Etna in Sicily during one of its eruptions is said to have inspired Tiffany to capture in glass the force and beauty of the molten volcanic flows and basaltic rock formations that he observed there. Whereas the technique became one of the most innovative developed at Corona, the precarious nature of its manufacture led to a high attrition rate and consequently, high production costs. The pressures generated by the different coefficients of expansion of the metallic oxides employed created internal stress cracks that formed during the annealing process. Prohibitively priced for the average American homeowner, therefore, lava pieces became the preserve of wealthy clients and museums. Inscribed L.C.Tiffany-Favrile 26 A-Coll. Height: 12 1/2 inches (32 cm.). This vase is pictured on pg. 251 Of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection" and also on page 90 of "Louis Comfort Tiffany" (Duncan 1992, Abrams).Provenance: Louis Comfort Tiffany; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, September 24-28, 1946; Felice and Julia Minucci; The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan.

Lot # 2005: Tiffany Studios Geranium Table Lamp With An Arrowhead Bronze and Iridescent Favrile Glass Mosaic Base. This shade is mounted on a superb example of a Tiffany Studios mosaic bronze lamp base. The Tiffany bases adorned with mosaic decorations are the most highly desirable and rarest table lamp base creations. Shade: Impressed Tiffany Studios New York. 1906 Price List: model #1451, 16 inch Geranium, cone, $90. Base: Impressed on canister Tiffany Studios New York 147 and on the base Tiffany Studios New York 145. 1906 Price List: Model #145, Mosaic arrowhead, squat, $75. Provenance: This lamp is pictured on page 295 of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan.

Lot # 2029: Tiffany Studios Sagittaria Vase. Enamel-on-copper. Possibly an arrowhead, a member of the Sagittaria genus. The upper edges of the plant's leaves delineate the contour of the vessel's lip. The pottery version is illustrated on page 466 of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". Inscribed: Louis C. Tiffany, impressed SG 76. C.1901 Height: 9 3/4 inches (25 cm). This vase is pictured on page 427 of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". Provenance: The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan. Please note: This piece is not housed in a custom museum case.

Lot # 2052: Tiffany Studios Apple Blossom Table Lamp. This lamp bears a dash number (351-1). The reason dash numbers were appended to some models remains unresolved. One interpretation is that if, on completion, a shade was considered by the quality control official at the Tiffany works to be of exceptional artistic and technical quality, it was assigned a dash number, and that these numbers were allocated sequentially; for example, the twentieth superior example of a lamp model was identified with a '-20'. Another interpretation, less plausible perhaps, is that a dash number identified a special commission; for example if a client requested a specific artistic effect in the model he was ordering- a different colour or hue in the petals or sky - in place of the routine one, this fact was recorded by a dash number. Whatever the reason, dash-number lamps are invariably of surpassing quality. Shade: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 351-1. Base: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 351. Height: 28 inches (71 cm) Diameter of shade: 25 inches (63.5 Cm). Shade and base: 1906 Price List: Model #351, Apple Blossom stand and shade, large, $425. This lamp is pictured on pg. 285 Of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". Provenance: The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan.

Lot # 140: KONSTANTIN YAKOVLEVICH KRYZHITSKY (RUSSIAN 1858-1911), 'River in the Winter Forest' , oil on canvas, 95 x 132 cm (37 3/8 x 52 in.), Signed lower right in Cyrillic 'K. Kryzhitsky' EXPERTISE: Sold with the Expertise of M.M. Krasilin of the State Institute of Restoration, Moscow, dated 19 March, 2002

Lot # 231: Joe Goode Untitled (from Vandalism series) 1977 Torn oil on canvas mounted to board Retains James Corcoran Gallery label verso Image/Canvas (vis.): 29.75" X 71.75"; Frame: 30.75" X 72.75" Provenance: Joe Goode, Los Angeles, California; Corcoran Gallery, Los Angeles, California; Laddie John Dill, Los Angeles, California Estimate: $10000 - $15000

Lot # 2031: Tiffany Studios Cala Lily and Poppy Enamel-on-Copper Vase. The construction and ornamentation at the Corona factory of a cylindrical vessel with repousse enamel decoration, as in this example, required several intricate steps: first, the areas designated for relief treatment on the sheet of copper were raised into their desired shapes from the reverse by a metalworker who hammered and chased the surface with a variety of tools, including an anvil, snarling iron, and assortment of chisels and burins. Final detailing was achieved with a series of chasing tools and punches which the metalworker interchanged as he manipulated the decoration on the copper into its final form. Next, the completed sheet was rolled around a cylinder-formed block and neatly soldered along its vertical seam, before the circular foot was attached, likewise by soldering. Now in its final form, the vessel was decorated by an enamelist, who painted the composition on to its surface as a traditional china painter would decorate a porcelain vessel, moving around it in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Using a painterly technique, the enamelist applied the superimposed layers of transparent pigments with a brush until the desired level of definition and richness of color was attained. Enamel-on-copper, c.1900, Impressed Louis C. Tiffany SG 79. Height: 14 1/2 inches (37 cm). This vase is pictured on page 421 of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection" and also on page 117 of "Louis C. Tiffany at Tiffany & Co."(Loring, 2002). Provenance: Team AntiquesThe Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan Top photo: The Cala Lily and Poppy vase with two other enameled wares displayed at the Esposizione d' Arte Decorativa Moderna, Turin, 1902 Dekorative Kunst, Vol. VI. 2 (November 1902), p.55 Large photo: Side view of the Tiffany display at the 1906 Salon of the Societe des Artistes Francais, Paris. Shown with the Cala Lily and Poppy vase were recent examples of the firm's creations in glass, pottery, jewelry, Fancy Goods and a lamp. The latter's shade is apparently comprised of a filigree of tightly coiled wire, recalling some of the fixtures which Tiffany designed for the Havemeyer residence, New York, in the early 1890's.

Lot # 2085: Tiffany Studios Sailing Ship Panel. Mosaic glass, depicting 'Commerce', this is one of four allegorical panels reputed to have come from a bank in New York State. The other panels depict a winged wheel, scales of justice and a medical staff, or caduceus. Unsigned. Height: 75 1/2 inches, Length: 151 inches (192 x 383.5 Cm). This mosaic is pictured on pg. 180 Of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". Provenance: Allen Michaan; The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue Japan.

Lot # 2076: Tiffany Studios Peacock Table Lamp. The Peacock was one of Tiffany's favorite design motifs, often occurring in his stained glass windows, vases, and enamels. This line of peacock lamps mirrors the brilliant plumage found in the tail feathers of the peacock which are artfully rendered in favrile glass. This model is the largest version of the peacock table lamp. Shade: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK. Base: Impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 23923 Height 25 inches (63.5 Cm.), Diameter of shade 18 inches (46 cm.). 1906 Price List: Model #224, Peacock, large, $115 [shade and base]This lamp is pictured on pg. 308 Of "Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection". Provenance: The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan.