The hand-crafted kerosene and early electric lighting fixtures created at Tiffany Studios now rank among the most coveted decorative objects in the world. Tiffany designs of any kind are emblematic of taste and craftsmanship, and Tiffany glass refers to far more than stained-glass windows and decorative glass objects. The iconic multimedia manufactory’s offerings include stained-glass floor lamps, chandeliers and enameled metal vases. The most recognizable and prized of its works are antique Tiffany Studios table lamps.
The name Tiffany generally prompts thoughts of two things: splendid gifts in robin’s-egg blue boxes and exquisite stained glass. In 1837, Charles Lewis Tiffany co-founded the former — Tiffany & Co., one of America’s most prominent purveyors of luxury goods — while his son, Louis Comfort Tiffany, is responsible for exemplars of the latter.
Louis was undoubtedly the most influential and accomplished American decorative artist in the decades that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Rather than join the family business, he studied painting with several teachers, notably the scenic painter Samuel Colman, while spending long periods touring Europe and North Africa. Though he painted his entire career, visits to continental churches sparked a passionate interest in stained glass. Tiffany began experimenting with the material and in 1875 opened a glass factory-cum-laboratory in Corona, Queens — the core of what eventually became Tiffany Studios.
In his glass designs, Tiffany embraced the emerging Art Nouveau movement and its sinuous, naturalistic forms and motifs. By 1902, along with glass, Tiffany was designing stained-glass lamps and chandeliers as well as enameled metal vases, boxes and bowls, and items such as desk sets and candlesticks. Today such pieces epitomize the rich aesthetics of their era.
The lion’s share of credit for Tiffany Studios table lamps and other fixtures has gone to Louis. However, it was actually Clara Driscoll (1861–1944), an Ohio native and head of the Women’s Glass Cutting Department for 17 years, who was the genius behind the Tiffany lamps that are most avidly sought by today’s collectors. A permanent gallery of Tiffany lamps at the New-York Historical Society celebrates the anonymous women behind the desirable fixtures.
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$4,000
H 3.55 in W 9.85 in D 6.7 in
Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed at the back "Tiffany Studios 823".
Bronze
$4,000
H 3.55 in W 9.85 in D 6.7 in
Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed in the back "Tiffany Studios New York 830".
Bronze
$4,000
H 3.55 in W 9.85 in D 6.7 in
Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed in the back "Tiffany Studios New York 823".
Bronze
$3,500
H 2.37 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States circa 1900. Signed in the back "Tiffany Studios New York 821".
Bronze
$4,500
H 2.75 in W 8 in D 4 in
Bronze Box by Tiffany Studios, ca. 1905, Highly Detailed, Multiple Patinas
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Petaluma, CA
We all know that Tiffany Studios produced some of the finest lamps and glasswork ever seen, but they also had a foundry and besides bases for their lamps they made other metal obje...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Enameled Copper "Olive" Covered Box
By Tiffany Studios, Stonebridge Glass Co., Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York covered box by Louis Comfort Tiffany, covered with an enamel "Olive" motif, was executed by the Enamelware Department of The Stonebridge Glass Company in New York. The stoic composition is primarily composed of richly enameled copper, with the cover and body of this rare piece sharing decoration of subtly-hued olives, with purple-brown copper branches and deep green leaves. While the rarity of the object itself makes it an incredibly collectible item, the easy beauty of the composition also makes it an instant treasure. Artist: Tiffany Studios New York Circa: 1905 Dimensions: 5.25" height, 6.5" diameter Materials: Repoussé copper, Enamel and counter enamel Signed: "Louis C. Tiffany and impressed SC 332" Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, Private Collection, circa 1965, thence by descent to the present owners Literature: Box pictured in Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks, by Martin Eidelberg and Nancy McClelland, New York, 2001, pp. 21 and 178 (for the model executed in pottery); Box also pictured in Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 466 (for the model executed in pottery) and p. 471 (for the model executed in bronze pottery)
Copper
Tiffany Studios Chinese Pattern Box
By Tiffany Studios
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The largest variation of this box in a nice gold doré finish.
Bronze
$1,800
H 2.13 in W 6.38 in D 6.13 in
Tiffany Studios Zodiac Pattern Gilt Bronze Cigar Humidor or Table Box No. 1655
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Tiffany Studios box. In gilt Bronze. In the Zodiac pattern. Model no. 1655. This table box is often referred to as a cigar humidor. It also functions beautifully a...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Lacquered Bronze "Volcano" Humidor
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This lacquered bronze “Volcano” humidor by Tiffany Studios New York features a dramatic design of a submarine volcano surrounded by sea urchins, created by Munich artist Ludwig Viert...
Bronze
$1,850
H 2.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Antique Austrian Venetian Filigree Ormolu Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box Circa 1900
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Austrian Ormolu Jewelry Box Circa 1900. A beautifully decorated jewelry box in an ormolu case and lined with an aubergine velvet interior....
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Bronze Large Jewelry Box, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze Chinese pattern large desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box with velvet lined interior By Tiffany Studios (signed to th...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York American Indian Pattern Bronze Doré Stamp Box
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "American Indian" pattern stamp box By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century ...
Bronze
Apollo Studios New York Arts & Crafts Grapevine Pattern Bronze Stamp Box
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Grapevine" pattern bronze and slag glass stamp box, desk box, decorative box, or jewelry box with verdigris green patina In the mann...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Silvered Bronze and Abalone Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts period silvered bronze and inlaid abalone inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, early 20th century Measures: ...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Doré Box
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Zodiac" pattern desk box, decorative box, or jewelry box By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA...
Bronze
Marshall Field & Co. Antique Viking Bronze Stamp Box, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period "Viking" collection bronze stamp box In the manner of Tiffany Studios By Marshall Field & Co. USA, Circa 1910 Measures: 4"W x 3.25"D ...
Bronze
