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- Sale 5994
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| Philadelphia
Nov 12 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5994
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
First and limited edition, number 11 of 492 copies. Signed and inscribed by Tiffany in ink on first free endpaper, "No 11/ To Mr and Mrs Rob. W. de Forest-/ Dear Rob & Emily/ I send you my book/ with much love & many thanks/ Louis C. Tiffany." Illustrated with 20 mounted color plates and 42 photogravures, as called for in the List of Illustrations; each with captioned tissue guard.
Provenance: Robert Weeks de Forest (1848-1931), was an American lawyer, financier, and philanthropist. He served as president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1913-1931, and was the eldest brother of interior and furniture designer Lockwood de Forest.
