Bronze lamp base (without shade) base stamped "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 628" (Dragonfly table lamp) inherited from by grand-mother who lived from 1890's to 1970's.
As a child I remember the lamp always on a certain table in my grand-mothers house, but never remember the shade being stained glass.
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Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
Tiffany Studios parcel silvered and patinated bronze Silver Dollar table lamp base
Model #628, Made in New York, 1899-1918
Lacking shade. See Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, p. 114. pl. 479 for an illustration of this model
(DIMENSIONS)
PROVENANCE: inherited
$8,000-12,000*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
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