This early Tiffany Favrile Glass vase likely dates to the very beginning of production at Louis Comfort Tiffany's complex in Corona, Queens in 1893.
Part of what became known as the Agate line of Favrile Glass, muted red glass is striated with rusty oranges, amber and pale blue vertical highlights, and is intended to mimic a the striations seen in natural stones.
Typical of the earliest blown Favrile Glass vases produced by Tiffany and his artisans shortly after opening their furnaces in 1893, the elongated neck exhibits a series of tool marks - similar vases with the same marks are documented in period photos taken by Tiffany's workers, which can be seen in "Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks" by Dr. Martin Eidelberg and Nancy A. McClelland, published in 2001 by St. Martin's Press.
Height: 7 1/4 inches (18.42 cm)
