Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces Inc.
Art Deco Paper Knife

American, circa 1920

American, circa 1920

Colloquially referred to as the Art Deco Desk Set, this popular desk set produced by Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc. in the 1920s was originally known as the "Art Moderne Desk Set" according to archival price lists.

The handle of this Paper Knife features the inlaid enamel for which this desk set is treasured by Tiffany collectors. In this example, larger rectangular recesses are filled with variegated green enamel, varying from light to dark from the edges to the interior and often swirled for visual effect, framed by a thin border of matching enamel.