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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Tiffany Studios Vine Border Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Miami, FL
Tiffany Studios "Vine Border" Desk Lamp, circa 1905 with a "Chinese" base, leaded glass, patinated bronze shade impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 1420" base impressed "Tiffany St...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios "Vine Border" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Miami, FL
Tiffany Studios "Vine Border" Table Lamp, circa 1910 leaded glass, patinated bronze, shade impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 1488" base impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 533"...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios. Vase with applied decoration, ca. 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Miami, FL
Tiffany Studios Vase with applied decoration, ca. 1910 Hand-blown favrile glass 5 x 6 in
Blown Glass
$15,000
Tiffany Studios, Fleur-de-lis candleholders with snuffers, set of two
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Miami, FL
Tiffany Studios Fleur-de-lis candleholders with snuffers, set of two c. 1910 patinated bronze 8¾ h × 6⅜ w × 7⅜ d in (22 × 16 × 19 cm) Impressed to underside of each example 'TIFFANY...
Bronze
Pair of Blue/Green Candle Holders
By Van Briggle
Located in Missouri, MO
In 1899, when Artus Van Briggle stepped off the train in Colorado Springs he must have felt worlds away from the studios of Paris and the landscapes of Italy where his extraordinary ...
Ceramic
Cristallerie Vase with Cherry flower branches
By Émile Gallé
Located in PARIS, FR
Cristallerie Vase with Cherry flower branches by Emile GALLE (1846-1904) Vase called "Cristallerie de Gallé" Vase with rounded body and squared collar, Gadrooned smoked glass, orna...
Glass
Vase with lanscape
By Émile Gallé
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with lanscape by Etablissements GALLE A pear-shaped vase multi-layered glass with landscape decoration cleared with acid decor in interlayer Signed " Gallé " Perfect condition...
Glass
"Sagittarius" Wall light
Located in PARIS, FR
Louis MAJORELLE (Toul 1859 - Nancy 1926) Augustin DAUM (1853 - 1909) Antonin DAUM (1864 - 1930) "Sagittarius" Wall light Extremely rare "plant" wall lamp with two lights, in gilt b...
Blown Glass
Flirt (Biscuits Lefevre-Utile) Lithograph Poster
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alphonse Mucha was a painter and decorative artist best known for the sensual Art Nouveau paintings, posters, and advertisements that came to define Art Nouveau in fin de siècle Pari...
Lithograph
$350
H 11.75 in W 15 in D 2 in
Rare Judaica Chevron Bezalel Zeev Raban Chromolithograph (made in Palestine)
By Zeev Raban
Located in Surfside, FL
Jerusalem's Bezalel School The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, was founded in 1906 by Boris Schatz. In 1903, Schatz met Theodore Herzl and became an ardent Zionist. At the Zionis...
Lithograph
Vase with sloes
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with sloes by DAUM Vase with a sloe plaques decor Multilayer blown-molded glass, colored by vitrification of powders With an acid-etched decor in reserve for the leaves. Decor ...
Glass
Hamlet
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Poster of Sarah Bernhart Playing Hamlet. Paris. Mint condition. Linen-backed. Sarah Bernhardt's groundbreaking portrayal of Hamlet, performed in French, is masterfully captured in Alphonse Mucha's poster. Mucha emphasizes the play's themes of vengeance and mortality, depicting the ghost of Hamlet's murdered father haunting the ramparts of Elsinore in the background, while the tragic drowned Ophelia, adorned with flowers, rests in a coffin-like panel at Hamlet’s feet. This powerful image marks Mucha's final poster commission that depicts the celebrated French actress. The vintage poster is linen-backed and is in excellent condition. Bernhardt famously played Hamlet in 1899, becoming the first woman to embody the role on stage and later in a film adaptation. Her bold interpretation challenged conventional gender roles and pushed the boundaries of performance, establishing her as a pioneer in both theater and early cinema...
Paper
Gold Iridescent Favrile Art Glass Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Austin, TX
A delicate gold iridescent favrile art glass bowl by Tiffany and Co., featuring a flared and ruffled mouth. Height: 3.25 in Diameter: approx. 5.5 in.
Glass
$2,200
H 7 in W 5.75 in D 2 in
Rare Early 20th C Bezalel Silverplate Repousse Judaica Menorah Made in Palestine
By Zeev Raban
Located in Surfside, FL
Antique Bezalel Chanukah Menorah Candelabra Signed Bezalel Jerusalem on front. Marked Made in Palestine on bottom. For standing on feet or as a wall hanging with a hole at the top ...
Metal
Cristallerie – Vase with dragonflies
By Émile Gallé
Located in PARIS, FR
Cristallerie – Vase with dragonflies by Emile GALLE (1846-1904) Glass vase known as "Cristallerie by Gallé", in form of a goblet ornated with dragonflies, stylized flowers and folia...
Glass
Diaspora Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Missouri, MO
Loetz Diaspora Vase, c. 1900 Glass Stamped on bottom 6 inches tall 3 inches diameter This Loetz vase in the Papillon pattern has blue iridescent Papillon design covering the exterio...
Glass
Sold
H 15 in W 21.25 in D 4.5 in
Tiffany Studios Gilt Bronze Candelabra
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Detroit, MI
This exquisite antique is a Tiffany Studios gilted bronze candelabra from the early 20th century. It features six arms for candle cups and a cen...
Bronze