$8,750
ERNEST THOMPSON SETON (1860 - 1946); JAMES LIPPITT CLARK (1883 - 1969); TIFFANY STUDIOS; Rare Rowfant Club candlestick of a groundhog perched atop a book, New York, 1903; Book stamped "Ernest Thompson Seton [paw print] J.L. Clark Modeller/Rowfant Club Cleveland 1903," base stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK/OF ONE HUNDRED COPIES MADE THIS IS NO-18; 8 1/2" x 4 1/4" x 4"; Note: A private men"s-only book club founded in 1892, Rowfant Club members were each given one of these candlesticks for Christmas in 1903. Members meet annually on Groundhog Day and candlesticks were, and still are, used to reserve oneís place at the dinner table.
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2015-02-14