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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$2,995
H 26 in W 20 in D 20 in
Tiffany Studios Style Arts & Crafts Bronze Table Lamp With Dragonfly Shade
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts style stained glass table lamp In the manner of Tiffany Studios USA, Circa Late 20th Century Bronze base, with jeweled stained glass dragonfly shade. Mea...
Bronze
$58,600
H 21 in Dm 16 in
Exquisite Tiffany Studios Bronze & Leaded Glass "Feather" Table Lamp, Circa 1915
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This superb Tiffany Studios table lamp, dating to circa 1915, represents the height of American decorative artistry in the early twentieth century. With its refined conical leaded gl...
Cast Stone, Bronze
$11,179
H 29.53 in Dm 23.63 in
Art Nouveau Lamp, Patinated Bronze and Stained Glass, Tiffany style, 1980's
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
We are delighted to offer this stunning Art Nouveau style salon lamp, a faithful reinterpretation of the "Hanging Head Dragonfly Shade and Mosaic and Turtleback Base" model created by Tiffany Studios in 1906 and attributed to the renowned artist Clara Pierce Wolcott Driscoll (1861-1944). This artwork is notably displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago. This high-quality piece, made in the 1980s, stands out for its exceptional craftsmanship and high level of execution. It embodies both the refinement of the Art Nouveau style and the timeless elegance of Tiffany creations. Description of the Artwork: Bronze Base: The base of this lamp, made of bronze, is a work of art in itself. It follows the design of the original model, while being enhanced with artistic details that showcase the exceptional skill of the artisans. Nature-inspired motifs, characteristic of Art Nouveau, are finely crafted, with an elegant patina that gives the lamp a sculptural dimension. Base Covered in "Turtleback Shells" / Glass Tiles and Mosaic: The lamp's base features a combination of glass tiles and mosaics, creating a fascinating visual effect. The glass tiles, reminiscent of turtle shells, were used by Tiffany in their original creations, where light passes through the glass pieces to reveal a play of shadows and light embedded in a harmonious composition. The lighting effect is spectacular, especially when the lamp is lit, as the light diffused through the glass elements creates a warm and enchanting atmosphere. Dragonfly Stained Glass...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Antique Tiffany Studios 'Acorn' Table Lamp C. 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Norwalk, CT
This lamp is a elegant testament to the classic Tiffany Studios design. Crafted in early 20th century, this lamp is evocative of the Art Nouveau style that Tiffany lamps are known fo...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Fleur-de-Lis Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fleur-de-Lis Lamp Tiffany Studios Circa 1900 This beautiful Tiffany Studios table lamp features the firm's iconic leaded glass shade in the rare Fleur-de-Lis pattern. The geometric ...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Acorn Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage genuine Tiffany Studios table lamp is circa the early 1900’s. Featured is a beautiful tranditionally designed shade with a geometric pattern accented by a acorn motif. Shade displays a wonderful veriety of green colors that range from dark to light tones creating a shade with stylish appearance that could enhance any desk. The acorn motif prominetly presents itself positioned in the bend that sorounds the shade. The shade itself nests comfortably atop a patinated bronze art nouveau lamp base...
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios New York "Spider" Leaded Glass Table Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Tiffany Studios geometric leaded glass and bronze table lamp features the iconic Spider shade and its original complementary Mushroom bronze base. The unique form of the spider ...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios 18” “Whirling Leaf” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Bronx, NY
An original Tiffany Studios 18” diameter geometric table lamp with a circumferential band of “whirling leaves” at its shoulder. It is signed with a small tag that reads “Tiffany Stud...
Bronze
$2,495
H 25 in W 16 in D 16 in
Tiffany Studios Style Arts & Crafts Bronze Table Lamp With Stained Glass Shade
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts stained glass table lamp In the manner of Tiffany Studios USA, Circa 1930s Bronze base, with stained glass shade. Measures: 16"W x 16"D x 25"H. Very ...
Bronze
$7,200
H 4.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Tiffany Studios Bronze Table Lamp with Contemporary Lundberg Favrile Glass Shade
By Tiffany Studios, Lundberg Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Tiffany Studios patinated bronze table lamp base marked "Tiffany Studios 606". Paired with a contemporary green favrile oil spot shade signed Lundberg Studios 2015. Its radiant p...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Diachronic Confetti Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Table Lamp A gorgeous Tiffany Studios diachronic light blue to green Dragonfly table lamp with confetti glass wings...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Table Lamp. A beautiful Tiffany Studios ensemble with a rare and early patinated bronze base with original Bryant socket...
Bronze
Tall Tiffany Studios Geometric 20” Vine Border Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York "Vine Border" Shade and Library Base Table Lamp In perfect original condition which is extremely rare for a 115 yr old lamp. The glass is diachronic and lig...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Apple Blossom Table lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Apple Blossom Leaded Glass and Bronze Table Lamp, The patinated bronze base with with Acorn design in wonderful condition...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Bronze and Favrile Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Bronze and favrile Desk lamp Damascene iridescent glass with greens, blues, goals and silver. Fine reticulated and patinated bronze base. Original favrile pearl heat cap. Original socket and paddle switch. A rare and fabulous table lamp. New York c. 1910 patinated bronze, Favrile glass Height: 20 Inches (51 cm) Diameter: 7 Inches (18 cm) Impressed to base 'TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK'. Etched to inner top aperture 'L.C.T. Favrile'. Provenance: Private Collection, New York Literature: Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Alastair Duncan, pg. 90 illustrates base and shade AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return policy if the items are not as described. Tiffany glass refers to the many and varied types of glass developed and produced from 1878 to 1933 at the Tiffany Studios in New York, by Louis Comfort Tiffany and a team of other designers, including Clara Driscoll, Agnes F. Northrop and Frederick Wilson. In 1865, Tiffany traveled to Europe, and in London he visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, whose extensive collection of Roman and Syrian glass made a deep impression on him. He admired the coloration of medieval glass and was convinced that the quality of contemporary glass could be improved upon. In his own words, the "Rich tones are due in part to the use of pot metal full of impurities, and in part to the uneven thickness of the glass, but still more because the glass maker of that day abstained from the use of paint". Tiffany was an interior designer, and in 1878 his interest turned toward the creation of stained glass, when he opened his own studio and glass foundry because he was unable to find the types of glass that he desired in interior decoration. His inventiveness both as a designer of windows and as a producer of the material with which to create them was to become renowned. Tiffany wanted the glass itself to transmit texture and rich colors and he developed a type of glass he called "Favrile". The glass was manufactured at the Tiffany factory...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York Tyler Leaded Glass and Patinated bronze Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Art Nouveau. A very special lamp with a geometric monochromatic deep green art glass surround...
Bronze
