Louis Comfort Tiffany was undoubtedly the most influential and accomplished American decorative artist in the decades that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beyond glass, he worked in mediums that ranged from furniture and enameling to ceramics and metalware, with his Tiffany Studios producing highly collectible table lamps, vases, serveware and other objects.
The name Tiffany prompts thoughts of two things: splendid gifts in robin’s-egg blue boxes and exquisite stained glass. Charles Lewis Tiffany founded the former, and his son, Louis, is responsible for exemplars of the latter.
By the time Louis Comfort Tiffany was born, the stationery and “fancy goods” emporium his father had established 11 years before had grown to become the most fashionable jewelry and luxury items store in New York. Tiffany fils declined to join the family business and pursued a career as an artist. 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, a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory.
Tiffany developed a method in which colors were blended together in the molten state. Recalling the Old English word fabrile, meaning “hand-wrought,” he named the blown glass Favrile, a term that signified handmade glass of unique quality. In his glass designs, Tiffany embraced the emerging Art Nouveau movement and its sinuous, naturalistic forms and motifs. The pieces won Tiffany international fame. (Siegfried Bing, the Paris entrepreneur whose design store, L’Art Nouveau, gave the stylistic movement its name, was the leading European importer of Tiffany pieces.)
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.
Antique Tiffany Studios table lamps are the most recognizable and the most prized. They range in price from $60,000 to upward of $2 million for intricate shade designs like the Dragonfly. Tiffany glass vases and bowls are generally priced from $1,000 to $30,000 depending on size, color, condition and form. Simpler accessories such as metal trays and small picture frames can fetch from $800 to $3,000. Tiffany design of any type is an emblem of taste and craftsmanship. As you will see on 1stDibs, Louis Comfort Tiffany ensured that each piece he and his company produced, magnificent or modest, was a work of art.
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Rare L.C. Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase with Floral Decoration, circa 1900
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A luminous and exceptionally fine example of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s masterful glasswork, this Favrile glass vase dates to circa 1900. The vase features a graceful, elongated baluste...
Blown Glass
Antique Original L.C.Tiffany Green Feathered Glass Bowl, ca. 1905, Signed L.C.T.
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very fine example of the work of the premier glass maker, Louis Comfort Tiffany. In addition to the wonderful lamps his studio produced, he made many beautiful and exotic glass it...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Candlesticks, Pair
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass candlesticks By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (each signed to the underside) USA...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Red Favrile Glass Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis Comfort Tiffany Red Favrile Glass Vase, circa 1917, of gently waisted ovoid form with flaring rim above a circular foot, with pulled feathering in silvery blue to purple favril...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase, 1895-1915, the ovoid body with deep green ground and mirror black iridescence, silve...
Glass
Iridescent Favrile Art Glass Gord Form Vase Signed Louis Comfort Tiffany
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This highly rare and innovative Iridescent Favrile Art Glass Gord Form Vase is by Louis Comfort Tiffany and originates from the United States Circa 1916. This vase is a true gem, wit...
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Iridescent Gold Favrile Glass and Bronze Base Trumpet Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exceptional early 20th century American vase by Tiffany Studios, circa 1920, featuring a trumpet-shaped hand-blown Favrile glass top mounted on a patinated gilt bronze base. Favri...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Desk Blotter Ends
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A pair of gilt bronze “Zodiac” desk blotter ends by Tiffany Studios New York. The blotter ends each feature intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning intersperse...
Bronze, Enamel
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Cabinet Vase
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass cabinet vase By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) USA, Circa 1910 Mea...
Art Glass
20th Century L.C. Tiffany Favrile Glass and Gilt Bronze Trumpet Vase, No. 1043
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A distinguished early 20th century American vase by Tiffany Studios, circa 1920, featuring a slender trumpet-form hand-blown Favrile glass top mounted on a patinated gilt bronze hold...
Bronze
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Scalloped Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass scalloped bowl By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) USA, Circa 1910 M...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Candle Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass candle lamp By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (shade and base both signed "L.C.T.") USA, Circ...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Salt Cellars, Set of Three
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of three Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass finger bowls or salt cellars with ruffled edges By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Favrile Bronze Doré Footed Centerpiece Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze footed centerpiece bowl or tazza with enameled floral decoration By Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Inc. (signed to the unders...
Bronze, Enamel
Tiffany Studios Favrile Glass and Bronze Trumpett Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Favrile Iridescent and Bronze Trumpet vase USA, New York. circa. 1920 Hand-blown Favrile glass, patinated bronze Height: 14.75 Inches X 6.5 Inch Diameter (37 × 17 cm...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroi...
Bronze
Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Favrile Bronze Doré Enameled Stand, 1920s
By Tiffany Furnaces, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass tall bud vase on gilt bronze enameled stand By Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Inc. (signed to the undersi...
Bronze
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Ruffled Edge Finger Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass finger bowl with underplate By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (both pieces signed to the under...
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Rare Iridescent Favrile Large Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios by Louis Comfort Tiffany Large Red and Gold Iridescent Floriform Glass Vase. This is a rare form and red color that will be a must addition to the discerning Tiffany ...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Floriform Pedestal Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This elegant iridescent gold Favrile art glass vase was made by Tiffany Studios operating under the direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Tiffany Favrile Glass was first offered to the public in 1893 and this hand-blown piece dates to the mid-to-late 1920s. The vase has a warm golden glow and was crafted with a wide domed pedestal base that gives way to a ribbed body. The body flares slightly as it rises and transitions dramatically to a wide shallow neck that terminates in a scalloped-edge rim. As seen in the accompanying photographs, the well-balanced piece is nicely proportioned and displays beautifully. The vase stands 8.375" as measured to its tallest point and is 3.75" across the rim. The foot is 4" from edge to edge. The piece is free of chips and cracks and is presented in original condition with no restoration or repair. The underside bears a typical Tiffany Studios late production compound number signature reading L. C. Tiffany Inc. - Favrile and includes shape number 1548 followed by serial number 3164 N. This LC Tiffany Favrile vase...
Art Glass
L C Tiffany Blue Miniature Favrile Glass Vase, Signed
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A very rare organic ribbed Louis Comfort Tiffany blue Favrile miniature vase in the Jugendstil style. Beautifully signed 'L. C. Tiffany Inc Favrile' Then (indistinctly) '7168 U' and ...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany L.C.T. Favrile Decorated Cup
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful L.C.T. gold Favrile champagne or sorbet glass cup with engraved grape clusters and wine leaves. Engraved signature: “L.C.T. Favrile” Measures: Height 3.4 Inches, diamet...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Bowl With Scalloped Edge
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass bowl with scalloped edge By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Favrile Bronze Doré and Enamel Bowl
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze bowl with enameled jewel decoration By Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Inc. (signed to the underside) New York, USA, 1920s Measur...
Bronze
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Floriform Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass floriform bowl with flared and ruffled edge By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (signed to the u...
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Tall Favrile Ribbed and Applied Decorated Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Tall Favrile Ribbed and Applied Decorated Vase Ribbed with applied favrile glass strands encircling and forming button snail corbochons on the body. New York, USA, ...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Candlestick
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass candlestick By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) USA, Circa 1910 Meas...
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Favrile Glass Centerpiece
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York centerpiece, features deep-blue green iridescent Favrile glass, decorated with a iridescent green leaf and vine decoration. The charming piece features ...
Glass, Blown Glass
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Original Signed L.C. Tiffany, Favrile 6292 Trumpet Vase Mid 20th Century
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Stamford, CT
Original signed Louis Comfort Tiffany Trumpet vase 6292 art glass vase in great condition mid 20th century. This is a gorgeous Art Nouveau L.C. Ti...
Art Glass
Lime Green Favrile Glass Fruit Bowl by Tiffany (marked); New York, Circa 1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lime green colored favrile art glass fruit bowl made by Tiffany Studios, circa 1910; marked on the underneath "Tiffany Registered Trademark Favrile Glass" (see image). It is in very ...
Glass
Amber "Sherbet" Favrile Glass Compote by Tiffany Signed LCT New York Circa 1905
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Incline Village, NV
Amber colored favrile art glass sherbet compote made by Tiffany Studios, circa 1905; signed "L.C.T." and numbered "5037 B" (see image). It is in excellent and all original condition ...
Glass
Original Antique L.C. Tiffany Gold Aurene Cup, Signed "LCT", ca. 1905
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Petaluma, CA
This lovely gold iridescent cup was made by the premier glass maker of his time, Louis Comfort Tiffany. The son of the famous owner of Tiffany Company. Louis Comfort Tiffany went o...
Art Glass
Pair of Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co. Clear Crystal Candlesticks
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany & Co.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co. Clear Crystal Candlesticks. A gorgeous pair of crystal candlesticks By Tiffany & Co., "Louis Comfort Tiffany Collection" New York, USA, 1992. Meas...
Crystal
L C Tiffany Gold Aurene Two Handled Miniature Favrile Glass Vase, Signed
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A rare, two extruded handled Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Aurene Favrile miniature vase with bulbous body in Art Nouveau style. Signed 'L. C. T.' Then '7191A' (See picture 6) dating to 1903/4. Tiffany miniature vases...
Art Glass
Tiffany Favrile Glass Tulip Form Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A colorful iridescent favrile glass vase in beautiful tulip form by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Signed on the base. This LC Tiffany Favrile vase has a timeless design and coordinates well...
Glass
Early 20th Century Tiffany Favrile Glass Five-Piece Serving Set
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This Tiffany iridescent gold Favrile glass five-piece set includes a fruit bowl and four individual serving bowls. The matched set has cylindrical b...
Glass
Tiffany Studios New York 7-Piece "Pond Lily" Desk Set
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Studios’ Pond Lily Desk Set is a rare model, with only three extant sets known. The set is decorated with a dazzling array of lily pads, lily buds, dragonflies, and moths. The dragonfly and moth was a leitmotif of the Art Nouveau, but Louis Tiffany encountered the creatures and explored their form and significance throughout his childhood and artistic life, beginning as a youngster who sketched au plein air in the woods and wetlands surrounding his father’s summer house. At his Laurelton Hall estate, an artwork of nature coaxed into form over decades, Tiffany observed these insects in the teeming saltwater marshes and wetlands of Oyster Bay. The crown jewel of his Laurelton Hall garden was a water lily pond filled with varieties of colored water lilies, a novelty that debuted at the 1900 Exposition Universelle. Tiffany proceeded to make a series of designs based on the pond lily which he displayed to much acclaim in the 1902 Turin Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna. Product Details: Item #: T-21399 Artist: Tiffany Studios New York Country: United States Circa: 1905 Materials: Patinated Bronze Signed: blotter ends, inkstand, calendar frame, pen tray and rocker blotter each impressed "Tiffany Studios New York"; the inkstand, pen tray, rocker blotter and blotter ends further impressed with firm's respective model numbers Literature: Martin Eidelberg, Nina Gray and Margaret K. Hofer, A New Light on Tiffany...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Enameled Copper "Olive" Covered Box
By Stonebridge Glass Co., Tiffany Studios, 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
Pair of Tiffany Sterling Silver Candle Holders Designed by Louis C Tiffany
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Tiffany & Co. sterling silver candle holders, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, with curvilinear wave-style motifs. They measure 3 1/3'' in height by 3 3/4'' in diameter at ...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Louis Comfort Tiffany Reactive Blown Glass Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848-1933) Reactive Blown Glass Vase, of waisted ovoid form with a subtly toned gold, pink, blue and green iridescent ground with a secondary medial ...
Blown Glass
Large Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Trumpet Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile trumpet vase, 1908 Marks: 32565C L.C. Tiffany-Favrile, (applied paper label) Dimensions: Height: 16.5 inches (41....
Art Glass
Tall Wheel Carved Decorated Tiffany Studios Gold and Green Favrile Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall Tiffany Studios wheel-carved Favrile glass leaves vase, 1918 Art Nouveau. Marks: 7062M L.C. Tiffany Inc. Favrile Measures: Height: 11.85 inches (29.8 cm) Diameter: 3.5 Inc...
Art Glass
Tiffany Favril Pulled Feather Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Sarasota, FL
Tiffany Favril and pulled feather glass vase, circ 1900's. Retains original paper label. Marked with "favril" and production number. "
Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Favrile Bronze Doré & Enamel Centerpiece Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze footed centerpiece bowl or tazza with enameled floral decoration By Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Inc. (signed to the unders...
Bronze, Enamel
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Pastel Iridescent Art Glass Candlesticks, Pair
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile pastel iridescent art glass candlesticks By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (each signed to the unde...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Favrile Bronze Doré Handled Centerpiece Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze footed centerpiece bowl with handles By Louis Comfort Tiffany Furnaces Inc. (signed to the underside) New York, USA, 1920s ...
Bronze
$10,529Sale Price|25% Off
Glass Vase Louis C. Tiffany New York Tiffany Studios 1894 signed
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Glass vase designed by Louis C. Tiffany, manufactured by Tiffany Studios New York, 1894, signed signed "L. C. T. B2216" (underneath) Material and technique: mouth-blown glass, reduced and iridescent Louis Comfort Tiffany (New York 1848 – 1933 New York) was a famous American designer, artist and painter of American Art Nouveau. He was best known for his works in glass colored with metal salts and made a name for himself in the decorative arts at the time. In the course of his career, he created a unique style that combined outstanding craftsmanship with a love for natural shapes and bright colors. Nature had always been his inspiration and in his designs he tried, in his very own way, to capture its beauty forever. Tiffany designed lamps...
Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Bowl With Intaglio Grapevine
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass bowl with intaglio grapevine motif By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)...
Art Glass
L.C. Tiffany Favrile Glass and Gilt Bronze Trumpet Vase, No. 1043
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning Tiffany Studios New York Favrile glass vase, exhibiting a graceful trumpet form with a beautifully executed pulled feather design in shimmering tones of gold, green, and s...
Bronze
$2,962
L C Tiffany Favrile Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Fabulous footed L C Tiffany Favrile vase in iridised gold, ribbed, double waisted and with wavy top -in a good size-7 inches tall. Fully signed wi...
Art Glass