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Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios bronze gold dore plate. Greek key pattern stamped. Signed and in mint condition. A beautiful piece. In original gold dore finish, geometric line design around outer edge. A wonderful large plate with 24 mother-of-pearl inserts, two are missing. The plate is in perfect condition with lovely patina. It is signed "Tiffany Studios New York" and numbered "1728" on the bottom. *All of the art is edited and chosen by us for its high quality and workmanship before posting. These collectibles have been selected with the artist & collector in mind. We are committed to enhancing our customer’s lives by discovering creating, and pointing out only the best art we can find in the world today. We Are Taste-Makers, Art Advisers, Consultants & Publishers Of Spectacular Art Stories. Our job is to be intermediaries between buyers and sellers. We are vetting for high end art patrons. We are determined to catalog the world's most exceptional art and share it with everyone.

Link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Comfort_Tiffany

Tiffany Studios had its own foundry and metal shop and made what was known as "Fancy Goods". Hundreds of individual pieces were also made, such as candlesticks, trays, paperweights, boxes and special order inkwells. Tiffany used several finishes on their metalwork, including lamp bases. Patina finish and gold dor� are the most common. The gold finish was applied by electroplating the object with 24K gold. Gold finishes come in smooth or "dor�". "Dor�" refers to the acid speckling found on many Tiffany objects. This is really a misnomer as dor� comes from the Latin for gold. Tiffany also produced an in-between finish referred to as "statuary bronze dor�". This finish has the acid speckling of gold dor�, but is darker. The rarest finish on Tiffany objects is silver. Most probably it was special order.