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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Apollo Studios Arts & Crafts Grapevine Bronze Ashtray With Matchbox Holder
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Grapevine" pattern bronze and slag glass ashtray with matchbox holder with verdigris green patina ...
Bronze
Early 20thC Bronze Ash Stand & Match Holder by Tiffany Studios New York
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and hard to come by. Tiffany Studios New York signed and numbered in Bronze. Original patina in a dark green bronze. Matchbox holder intact and in excellent antique conditio...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Plate
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze plate By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 9"W x 9"D x 0.5"H. Good ori...
Bronze
$1,195
H 7.5 in Dm 6.25 in
Early 20th Century Bell Metal and Brass Monkey Cigar Cutter w/Match Box Holder
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early twentieth century cigar cutter in the form of a monkey holding a lamp post which holds a match box, on a circular ashtray base. The body of the monkey is bell metal (brass with high copper content, giving it a pinker color)), the rest is brass. The monkeys tail moves up and down to operate the cutter. Included is a box of Vintage...
Brass, Copper
GAB Sweden 1920 Art Deco Bronze Ashtray Candle Holder
By GAB
Located in New York, NY
A great 1920 Swedish Art Deco decorative bronze ashtray with tiny candle holder done in a darkened patina. The design is of a woman holding a basket. Signed.
Bronze
Pal-Bell Bronze Whale Ashtray
By Pal-Bell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze ashtray in the shape of a whale, with a curved tail and three grooves at the front of the piece. It has a hammered interior and a slight verdigris patina. An embossed stamp on...
Bronze
Mid-Century French Cast Bronze Ashtray with Stag Motif, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Mid-century French bronze ashtray featuring a relief stag and foliage design. A finely cast French bronze ashtray from the 1950s, showcasing a beautifully detailed relief of a stag ...
Bronze
$192Sale Price|40% Off
H 4.25 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
1983 Pink Flamingo Ceramic Ashtray w/ Holder by Sarsaparilla
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century style pink and green ceramic ashtray with a drinking flamingo by Sarsaparilla. The ashtray features a beautifully detailed pink flamingo with its head backwards, forming ...
Ceramic
$1,880
H 3.31 in Dm 4.93 in
Antique 20thC American Solid Silver Ashtray & Match Box Holder By Tiffany & Co
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century American solid silver ashtray and matchbox holder by Tiffany & Co. The circular ashtray features three cigar rests and a richly decorated raised border with ...
Silver
1950s Hermès Matchbox
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Hermès matchbox. Matchbox has a metal sleeve with a cornucopia design and a leather box that fits into the metal sleeve. Engraved Herme...
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Large Plate or Charger
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze large plate or charger By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 14"W x 14"D...
Bronze
Bronze ashtray, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A French bronze ashtray from the 1970s, sculpted in the shape of a blooming flower with delicately modeled petals. The gilded surface, with its warm patina, highlights the metalwork ...
Bronze
Solid Bronze Ashtray with Horse Pattern yellow color old patina
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Solid Bronze Ashtray with Horse Pattern yellow color old patina
Bronze
Floor Ash Stand by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A graphic and expressive weighted floor ash stand having the form of a bold red column, the aluminium and lacquered top holding a removable insert.
Aluminum, Steel
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Ashtray
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze cigar ashtray or catchall By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA...
Bronze
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H 3.5 in W 7 in D 3.75 in
Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Bronze Doré Ashtray W/ Match Box Holder
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Chinese" pattern gilt bronze ashtray with match box holder By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Ashtray
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period bronze ashtray By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 5.25"W x 4.75"D x 1"H Good original vintag...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco Silver Floor Standing Ashtray
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period acid etched silver floor standing smoker's stand ash tray By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, early 20th century M...
Silver
Art Nouveau Bronze Standing Ash Tray Signed by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful standing bronze ash tray was realized by the fabled American design firm, Tiffany & Co. (then Tiffany Studios), in the United States, ci...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Standing Ash Tray with Foliate Motifs Signed by Tiffany
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful standing bronze ash tray was realized by the fabled American design firm, Tiffany & Co. (then Tiffany Studios), in the United States cir...
Bronze
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H 32.5 in Dm 9.5 in L 32.5 in
Art Nouveau Adjustable Bronze Standing Ashtray Signed by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful standing bronze ash tray was realized by the fabled American design firm, Tiffany & Co. (then Tiffany Studios), in the United States cir...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Cigar Ashtray
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tiffany studios standing cigar ashtray.
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Bronze Ashtray
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Signed Tiffany Studios bronze ashtray.
Bronze
Tiffany Standing Ash Tray
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Water Mill, NY
Tiffany Studios Signed Standing Ash Tray in Original Unrestored Condition with Great Patina
Bronze