Topic: Show and Tell, LC Tiffany piece :)

[eglass]

This one is just for fun. We're 99.99% positive it's authentic, based on the style and execution of the finish and decor.

My husband went to an early sale yesterday morning, and was the first to arrive. He called me after he left the sale, and for once was SPEECHLESS to describe what he'd found, lol. He did notice damage to the piece, but it was priced so low and the people who were selling it were so clueless to it's origin that he bought it without even seeing the L.C.T. mark (we found that at home later, although it's very very pale).

The woman was all business and ready to wrap things up - she'd flown in from back East, Long Island NY, to help her mother enter hospice care and sell the contents/house. She and her siblings had picked through and packed up everything they wanted, but the damaged pieces were for sale and let go for literally pennies.

This was $20.

12" tall, 6" rim diameter, 9.25" wide. We will have a hard time letting this one go!!!!

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13299
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13300
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13301
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13302

[eglass]

Here are 4 more, including the mark.

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13303
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13304
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13305
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13306


Kelli

[TxSilver]

 :mrgreen:

What a gorgeous vase. $20! I don't know a lot about LCT signatures, but the finish is absolutely beautiful.

[eglass]

Anita, I was suspicious of any handwritten sig too, but have been assured by a few museum folks that it is absolutely correct. I'm still in awe of it, and kind of scared of it, lol!

[TxSilver]

I don't doubt it at all. The finish looks like spun gold in the pictures. I understand why people love LC Tiffany so much.

[Max]

I don't know anything about LCT marks either...but that is a monster gorgeous piece of glass!  12" high?!  $20?!!   :thud:

[Mike M]

Hi

Lovely piece and I guess I do know quite a bit about Tiffany signatures - I'd say.......


Hard to tell from a picture but in all probability that's 100% right -more importantly the rest of it looks absolutely right


well done

Cheers

Mike

[scimiman]

I have no wish to pour rain on the parade over your purchase but if you take a look at this web page there is one signature very close to what you have.
http://www.tiffanyfakes.com/the_fakes_5.htm

There are a couple of very good sites on Tiffany glass just put Tiffany glass into Google.
Regards Mike

I do hope yours is genuine.

[scimiman]

Sorry I should have put, there are two gold items about half way down the page with the dodgy sigs on.
Regards Mike

[Mike M]

Mike

well spotted -the one here is in a better position (position is v important with LCT signatures) -but from the photos there is a definite similarity.

On second look the L is a little odd. So is the way its applied/etched.

I did say its hard to tell from photos.... (serves me right for saying I know something about such signatures)

Even if the signature is wrong - I wouldn't give up hope - there are almost as many added signatures on never originally signed but still original Tiffany as there are added signatures on non Tiffany -the piece still looks right

cheers

M