Among the highlights from the Arts & Crafts movement was Gustav Stickley’s Library Table, Model No. 420 that brought $275,000 against its high estimate of $150,000, establishing a new auction record for the model. Created circa 1901, the work is one of only three extant examples of this rare table with reverse-tapered legs.

THE GEYER COLLECTION: MASTERWORKS OF TIFFANY AND PREWAR DESIGN
Auction Total $4.9 Million
100% Sold

Our December offerings of 20th Century Design began on Tuesday, with the dedicated sale of masterworks of Tiffany Studios and Prewar Design from the Geyer Collection that saw over 63% of sold lots achieve prices above their high estimates. Superlative examples of the firm’s celebrated table and floor lamps were led by an Important “Dragonfly” Floor Lamp, which bested its high estimate of $500,000 to sell for $675,000. The work is distinguished by its exceptionally striking coloration of the shade and rare jeweled “Ball” floorbase.

Among the firm’s most celebrated designs, an outstanding “Pony Wisteria” Table Lamp circa 1905 achieved $615,000 (estimate $300/500,000), and set a new auction record for the model. While the exact color juxtaposition in the present work is well documented in Tiffany’s landscape windows, it is nearly unprecedented that such effect was transferred to a Wisteria shade. The distinct glass selection in this lamp evokes a sunset sky at dusk.

In addition, a Rare Figural Lamp Screen and an Important and Rare Seven-Piece "Pond Lily" Desk Set topped the diverse array of the firm’s fancy goods on offer, each selling for $112,500 and $87,500 respectively. The sale’s chapter dedicated to European Art Nouveau furniture was led by Émile Gallé’s intricate "Libellules" Vitrine, which brought $118,750 (estimate $60/80,000).

Propelled by their shared love for Tiffany Studios, Burton and Paula Geyer have together amassed one of the finest private collections of works by the legendary firm, with a special emphasis on museum-quality lamps and fancy goods, representing some of Tiffany’s most coveted designs.