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. 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
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 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
$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
$5,200
H 16.25 in W 9.5 in D 7.5 in
Dramatic Amphora Ceramic with Art Nouveau Maiden in Lily Bouquet c. 1900
By RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, IL
Incredibly dramatic Amphora ceramic featuring a maiden resting on a trio of lilies, her golden gown cascading into a gathered earthen base. Stamped Amphora...
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
$70,615Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.63 in W 18.12 in D 6.7 in
"Dancer with the scarf" lamp
By Agathon Léonard
Located in PARIS, FR
Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923) Lamp "Danseuse à L'Écharpe" "Dancer with the scarf" lamp A very rare sculpture forming a table lamp, made in gilded bronze The scarf hides the light bulb Signed on the side of the dress "A. Léonard Sclp" Cast by Susse Frères (with founder stamp) France circa 1905 height 60 cm A similar model is reproduced in "Les bronzes du XIXe siècle", P. Kjellberg, Les éditions de l'amateur, 2005, page 460. Biography: Léonard Agathon Van Weydeveldt, said Agathon Léonard (1841-1923) was a sculptor of Belgian origin naturalized French. After studying art at the Lille Academy of Fine Arts and then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Agathon Léonard settled in Paris for a long time, where after having exhibited at the Salon of 1868, he joined the Society of French artists in 1887, then to the National Society of Fine Arts in 1897. Very involved in the artistic movement of the Art Nouveau style, he exhibited many pieces (medallions, bronze statuettes and ceramics) finely worked. Following an order from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, dating from 1898, Agathon Léonard exhibited at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 in Paris his famous table centerpiece "Game of the scarf" in porcelain biscuit, composed of fifteen statuettes representing dancers with pleated dresses reminiscent of Loïe Fuller's choreographies or Neo-Greek dancers...
Bronze
Small glass goblet with Tulips
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Miniature with Tulips by DAUM Miniature in the shape of a goblet with tulip decoration verrerie dite parlante (speaking glass) "Paix et peu" Blue blown-molded glass Frosted backgro...
Glass
$298
H 24 in W 33.5 in D 0.01 in
Dragonfly Art Nouveau Watercolor, Italian, 1935, Ornament Wheel Design
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
An original Art Nouveau watercolor and pen-and-ink design of eight dragonflies arranged in a radiating wheel, executed in 1935 by Ivonne Buzzati, a student of the Istituto Magistrale...
Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
$5,000
H 9.75 in Dm 4 in
Grapevine Vase by Clement Massier, Art Nouveau c. 1900
By Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic vase in a blue and green metallic lustre glaze by master of iridescence Clement Massier, with clusters of grapes and leaves in deep purple. Signed MCM in the base, and number...
Ceramic
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
Small goblet with Wild roses
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Miniature with Wild roses by DAUM Miniature in the shape of a goblet with wild rose decoration verrerie dite parlante (speaking glass) "Rien sans amour" Green blown-molded glass Fr...
Glass
Soufflé Vase with Crocus
By Émile Gallé
Located in PARIS, FR
Soufflé Vase with Crocus by Etablissements GALLE Vase with semi-flat shape, Multi-layer blown glass decorated with acid-etched blue-purple crocus flowers on a yellow background. S...
Blown 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
$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
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