Tiffany Desk Sets [Hardcover]

William R. Holland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2008

In the dynamic first quarter of the 20th century, Louis Comfort Tiffany and his Tiffany Studios in New York City produced 24 distinctly different bronze desk-set patterns with nearly 1,000 different items sold separately, so that successful business leaders could decide which and how many they could arrange on their desks. The typical set might include inkwell, pen tray, paper rack, rocker blotter, and decorative ends for the desk blotter. Some patterns have a dozen or fewer items, but a few patterns have about 80 items available. Over 600 color photographs show most of the desk set items, with carefully researched text, including their Tiffany item numbers, markings, sizes, related pieces, and rarity, and an indispensible Master List of all the original Tiffany Studios items, including lamps, planters, match holders, etc., in numerical order. It will help to identify pieces never seen before and mismatched and put-together items. This is the most comprehensice collecting guide to the subject..

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (November 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764330802
• ISBN-13: 978-0764330803
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,464,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutly Amazing book, November 17, 2009

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This is the most amazing reference book I have ever read. I originally saw this book at Barnes and Noble for 90.00 and bought it used here for 30.00. I would pay many times that now that I have read it. There are hundreds of full color pictures of each desk pattern. I think there are pictures of at least half of everything ever produced including rare items that I will probably never see in person. It has lots of information as well of pictures and I have used it almost every day for reference.