Pair of Sconces, from Anita Baldwin's Residence, 'Anoakia', Arcadia, California, circa 1914

leaded glass, patinated bronze
12 x 5³⁄₈ x 7¹⁄₄ in. (30.5 x 13.7 x 18.4 cm)

Anita Baldwin, Arcadia, California, commissioned directly from the artist, circa 1914
Lowry McCaslin, California, circa 1940
Christie's, New York, 7 June 1996, lot 226
Acquired from the above by the present owner

"Unique Among Homes of America's Rich", Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1913, p. II7 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia')
P. Garnett, "Stately Homes of California, II: Anoakia", Sunset, January 1914, pp. 145-158 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia')
G. Wharton James, “The Building Up of an Ideal California Ranch”, Out West, vol. 7, no. 5-6, May-June 1914, pp. 237-256 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia')
"Famous Santa Anita Rancho: Most Modern in California," Arcadia Journal, October 10, 1914 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia')
C. Hosler Coombs, "Anoakia - Where No Harm Shall Befall," Pasadena Daily News, January 1915 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia')
Anoakia Inventory, April 7 - May 7, 1916 (for an inventory list of 'Anoakia')
"Anoakia, Home of Anita Baldwin", Arcadia Tribune, Section A, August 3, 1934, p. 2 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia')
"Anita Baldwin's Home Now School," Los Angeles Times, September 7, 1941, Rotogravure Section, p. 2 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia')
Anoakia - Tiffany Catalog (Light Fixtures), n.d., p. 2 (the original catalog owned by Lowry McCaslin, owner of 'Anoakia' from 1941 to his death in 1995)
C. F. Shoop, "Fabulous Estate Converted Into School for Girls," Pasadena Star News, July 18, 1954 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia')
P. McAdam and S. Snider, Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet, Arcadia, 1981, pp. 81-93 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia' and Anita Baldwin)
P. James Holiday, American Arcadia: California and the Classical Tradition, Oxford, 2016, p. 204 (for a discussion of 'Anoakia')
A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, 2019, p. 389, no. 1588 (present lot illustrated)