Tiffany's Rare Waterfall Window Could Reach $2 Million at Christie's June Sale
The Boyd Family Memorial Window (The Falls), created by Tiffany Studios, is anticipated to fetch $2 million at Christie's design auction scheduled for June. Commissioned by Ellen Wright Boyd in 1899, this window was installed at the Second Congregational Church in Winsted, Connecticut, to commemorate her parents, John and Emily Boyd. The artwork showcases a dual-lancet design featuring a sunset scene adorned with palms, lilies, irises, and purple mountains. Victoria Tudor from Christie's highlighted its exceptional rarity and craftsmanship. Proceeds from the sale will aid the church's mission. Restored in the 1990s, this window is one of three Tiffany pieces within the church, continuing the trend of Tiffany masterpieces being sold to new owners.
Key facts
- The Boyd Family Memorial Window (The Falls) by Tiffany Studios could fetch $2 million at Christie's June design sale
- The window has been in Second Congregational Church in Winsted, Connecticut for 125 years since 1899
- It was commissioned by Ellen Wright Boyd in memory of her parents John and Emily Boyd
- John Boyd was a former Connecticut Secretary of State and steel industrialist
- Christie's head of design Victoria Tudor said waterfall-focused windows are "exceedingly rare" in Tiffany's oeuvre
- Proceeds from the sale will support the church's mission and ministries
- The window was restored in the 1990s due to corroding lead work
- It is one of three Tiffany Studios decorations in Second Congregational Church
Entities
Artists
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Agnes Northrup
- Victoria Tudor
- Ellen Wright Boyd
- John Boyd
- Emily Boyd
Institutions
- Christie's
- Second Congregational Church
- Tiffany Studios
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Sotheby's
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Locations
- Winsted
- Connecticut
- United States
- Rockefeller Center
- New York City
- San Antonio
- Texas
- New York