PROPERTY FROM THE FORMER COLLECTION OF MARCELLO MASTROIANNI
TIFFANY STUDIOS
'Daffodil' Table Lamp, circa 1903
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Price Realised USD 81,900
Estimate
USD 25,000 - USD 35,000
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Lot Essay
The present lot is an extraordinary example of lighting by Tiffany Studios formerly in the collection of Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996), renown Italian film actor of the 20th century.
Born in 1924 at Fontana Lire, a small town of central Italy about 50 miles south of Rome, Mastroianni became a silver-screen sensation during the Italian ‘Golden Age’ of cinema (40s-50s). He eventually worked alongside another Italian cinema giant, director Federico Fellini, and it was Mastroianni’s leading roles in Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (1960) and the Academy Award winning 8 ½ (1963) that catapulted Mastroianni to international acclaim. His career spanned from 1939-1996, during which Mastroianni appeared in over 120 films. Fluent in Italian, French, and English, Mastroianni maintained homes in his beloved Rome, but also Paris.
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image four: Film still, Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni in Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres, 1971. Directed by Nadine Trintignant. Photo: Mars Films / Alamy.
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Condition report
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The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.
Overall good condition commensurate with age and use. The glass shade presents with mottled green-blue to white glass with yellow-orange daffodils. When illuminated, the glass presents with a lime and emerald shades of green and luminous yellow-petaled flowers and rippled glass orange trumpets. Two adjacent glass elements have been replaced along the top rim. One sensitively restored area close to the lower border approximately 2 cm in diameter. Approximately fifteen glass tiles with cracks. Some tiles with surface scratches and dirt to recessed areas.
The base presents with what appears to be its original green and russet brown patina with red undertones. The base, heat cap, wheel and riser with some light surface scratches, minor nicks and wear to the patina. The three-light cluster with paddle switches marked WEBER. The wheel and riser appear to be original. Electrical sockets have been replaced.
Please note that although the lamp appears to be in working condition, Christie’s does not guarantee the functionality of the electrical components.
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Lot 3Sale 19675
'Daffodil' Table Lamp, circa 1903TIFFANY STUDIOSEstimate: USD 25,000 - 35,000
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