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Church considers $2 million offer for Tiffany windows

30 March 2010
via Luxist
via Luxist

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Paterson, New Jersey, is voting today on whether to sell 12 Louis Comfort Tiffany-designed windows, plus one by John La Farge. A private collector approached the church with an unsolicited $2 million offer for the stained glass beauties. The would-be buyer wants to dsiplay the windows in a fall exhibition.

Estimates from both Christie's and an independent appraiser have given a wide value range for the set of windows, from $1,260,000 to $2,515,000. A sale would provide funds for the church's endowment.

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