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    Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)

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    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    • Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items)
    Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) Bronze:American, Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques. Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.. Di.18-1/2 i... (Total: 16 Items) View More >
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    Tiffany Studios Bronze Garden Sundial and Corresponding Hour Plaques
    Circa 1925. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, N.Y.
    Di.18-1/2 in. (sundial) & Di. 7 in. (approximately for each plaque)

    The central sundial circular in form, a compass rose at the center with the cardinal and ordinal directions, the triangular gnomon in the form of Pan pipes, framed by a scroll marking the hours of the day with Roman numerals, inscribed 'TIS NOW THE VERY WITCHING HOUR OF NIGHT from Shakespeare's Hamlet, with twelve disk-shaped plaques corresponding to the hours, each cast with a Roman numeral and a Shakespearean quotation relating to the hour, plus extra plaques for hours IIII, IX, and X.

    I THE BELL THEN BEATING ONE. HAMLET.
    II SURE, LUCIANA, IT IS TWO O'CLOCK. COMEDY OF ERRORS.
    III THE CLOCK HATH STRICKEN THREE. JULIUS CAESAR.
    IIII HOW FAR INTO THE MORNING IS IT, LORDS? UPON THE STROKE OF FOUR. RICHARD III.
    IIII HOW FAR INTO THE DAY IS'T NOW MY LORDS? UPON THE STROKE OF FOUR. RICHARD III.
    V AT FIVE O'CLOCK I SHALL RECEIVE THE MONEY FOR THE SAME. COMEDY OF ERRORS.
    VI HOW'S THE DAY? ON THE SIXTH HOUR. TEMPEST.
    VII LET'S SEE. I THINK 'TIS NOW SOME SEVEN O'CLOCK. TAMING OF THE SHREW.
    VIII THE EIGHTH HOUR BE THAT THE UTTERMOST. JULIUS CAESAR.
    IX IT'S SUPPER TIME, MYLORD. IT'S NINE O'CLOCK. RICHARD III.
    IX MY LORD, IT'S NINE O'CLOCK. RICHARD III.
    X IT IS TEN O'CLOCK, THUS WE MAY SEE HOW THE WORLD WAGS. AS YOU LIKE IT
    X TEN O'CLOCK WITHIN THESE THREE HOURS TWILL BE TIME ENOUGH TO GO HOME. ALL'S WELL
    THAT ENDS WELL.
    XI ELEVEN O'CLOCK THE HOUR. MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
    XII WHAT HOUR NOW? I THINK IT LACKS OF TWELVE. HAMLET.

    PROVENANCE:
    Commissioned by William Leonard Benedict, banker and partner of Kidder, Peabody & Co., 1920s (first installed in Duxbury, Massachusetts, then Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts);
    Purchased from Heritage Auctions, May 2008 by a Dallas Collector.

    Condition Report*: Overall in good condition.  The plate of the sundial misshapen with some losses to the patina and oxidation/discoloration in places due to weathering.  The plaques with varying degrees of patination loss and oxidation/discoloration due to weathering throughout.  One preserving mortar on the reverse from the original installation.
    *Heritage Auctions strives to provide as much information as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Statements regarding the condition of objects are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Heritage. Some condition issues may not be noted in the condition report but are apparent in the provided photos which are considered part of the condition report. Please note that we do not de-frame lots estimated at $1,000 or less and may not be able to provide additional details for lots valued under $500. Heritage does not guarantee the condition of frames and shall not be liable for any damage/scratches to frames, glass/acrylic coverings, original boxes, display accessories, or art that has slipped in frames. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Conditions of Auction.

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    November, 2016
    18th Friday
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