Tiffany Studios Lighting
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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Creator: Tiffany Studios
Tiffany Studios New York Student Lamp Signed Bronze Base and Artglass Globes
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Savannah, GA
Two bell shaped art glass signed iridescent shades are supported by an adjustable bronze two arm base with bell sockets. The twin paddle knob sockets are stamped GE CO. The base is s...
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Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Tiffany Studios Lighting
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Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Damascene And Bronze Table Lamp, circa 1900
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
This Tiffany Studios table lamp has a very large and beautiful gold and silver Damascene shade. The Damascene design is set against a cream colored background and the silver - gold i...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Tiffany Studios Lighting
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Bronze
'Curtain Border' Chandelier, Stamped Tiffany Studios, Christie's NY Provenance
By Tiffany Studios
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany Studios
A 'Curtain Border' leaded glass and bronze chandelier, circa 1910
Measures: 24 in. (61 cm.) diameter
stamped Tiffany Studios
Proven...
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1910s Vintage Tiffany Studios Lighting
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Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Counterbalance Floor Lamp, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze counterbalance floor lamp
By Tiffany Studios (base and shade are both signed)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Gilt br...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Tiffany Studios Lighting
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Bronze
Tiffany Gilt Bronze and Damascene Favrile Floor Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tiffany Studios New York patinated bronze and Favrile glass floor lamp. Splayed legs with spade shaped feet.
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Early 1900s Antique Tiffany Studios Lighting
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Bronze
Tiffany Studios Two Light Bronze Favrile Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tiffany Studios two light bronze favrile table lamp. Two bell-shaped favrile glass signed iridescent shades supported by an adjustable bronze two-armed ...
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1910s Vintage Tiffany Studios Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Style Antique Art Nouveau Desk Lamp With Quezal Art Glass Shade
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco or Art Nouveau period desk lamp or table lamp
In the manner of Tiffany Studios
USA, Circa 1930s
Cast iron base, with brass stem, and beautiful Favrile ...
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1930s American Art Nouveau Vintage Tiffany Studios Lighting
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Brass
Tiffany Studios New York "Nasturtium" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent Tiffany Studios New York "Nasturtium" table lamp is resplendent in artistry and botanical romance. The vividly colored leaded glass shade blossoms with rich reds, fi...
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Early 20th Century Tiffany Studios Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Pony Azalea" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This rare Tiffany Studios New York "Pony Azalea" lamp showcases delicate pink and pale orange azalea blossoms, complemented by striated green glass leaves against a rich ultramarine ...
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Early 20th Century Tiffany Studios Lighting
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Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Pony "Apple Blossom" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
White blossoms tinged with gentle pinkish hues stand against a light blue sky that gradates into a green meadow horizon in this Tiffany Studios New York "Apple Blossom" table lamp. A...
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Early 20th Century Tiffany Studios Lighting
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Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Pony Begonia" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
An exciting example of Tiffany's remarkable ability to create beauty on all scales, Tiffany Studios New York "Pony Begonia" leaded glass and bronze table lamp is a masterpiece of pet...
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Early 20th Century Tiffany Studios Lighting
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Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Greek Key" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
An alluring and visually rewarding example of Tiffany Studios New York's great "Greek Key" table lamp. Mottled glass in hues of warm amber and bright sunshine yellow soften the wonde...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Jonquil Daffodil" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
The "Jonquil-Daffodil" table lamp by Tiffany Studios New York features a dome-shaped shade, divided charmingly into two bands of joyously brig...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Five-Light Tulip Ceiling Fixture
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York "Five-Light" chandelier, features five golden iridescent Favrile tulip shades suspended along with loosely interlocking, he...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Belted Turtleback" Chandelier
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
The "Belted Turtleback" Chandelier by Tiffany Studios New York is a refined study in monochromatic expression. Separated into three distinct tiers, the conical lamp shade offers a ma...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Plain Squares" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
The plain squares pattern from Tiffany Studios features columns of amber glass rectangles, arranged with precision to mirror the intricate veining observed in insect wings. The fusio...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Eighteen Light Lily" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York glass and patinated bronze "Eighteen-Light-Lily" table lamp, featuring eighteen golden iridescent Favrile glass "Lily" shades on individual bronze stems...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Apple Blossom" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York "Apple Blossom" glass and bronze table lamp. The shade features amber & green streaky glass branches with pink and white apple blossoms. The tonality of the leaves ranges from dense, deep greens at the crown to lighter greens below. The apple blossoms range from white at the shade's irregular border to pink with touches of red towards the crown. Tiffany's artisans skillfully incorporated specialized types of glass into the lampshade, specifically using foliage and granite glass. The unique texture of these glass varieties gives rise to a captivating interaction between degrees of translucency and opacity, evoking the dappled effect of sunlight filtering through tree branches. The shade sits atop a patinated bronze tree trunk base and is specially designed to fit it. The patinated bronze openwork crown lattice at the top of the shade resembles tree branches and is a direct extension of the base. Flowering apple trees grew on the grounds of his Laurelton Hall estate and appear as a motif in many of his windows and lamps. The spreading “Apple Blossom” lamp is the most stunning and realistic tree shape that Tiffany ever produced. Its intricacy and delicacy imbue the piece with radiant beauty and give it marked significance within the world of Tiffany lamps.
Product Details:
Item #: L-21088
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1905
Dimensions: 30" height, 25" diameter
Materials: Favrile Glass, Bronze
Shade Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 7809 - 7
Base Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 351 S166
Literature: The Lamps of Tiffany Studios by William Feldstein, Jr. and Alastair Duncan, P. 108-109. Louis C. Tiffany’s Glass, Bronzes, & Lamps: A Complete Collector’s Guide, by Robert Koch, P. 132, Plate 209. Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, by Alastair Duncan, P. 285. Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: An Illustrated Reference to Over 2000 Models, by Alastair Duncan, P. 69. The Lamps of Tiffany, by Dr. Egon Neustadt, Pp 201-204.
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
As a gardener, the apple was one of Tiffany’s favorite plants, providing beauty in the spring and sustenance in the fall. In 1875, Tiffany photographed his wife Mary Goddard Tiffany and daughter Mae Mae picking apple blossoms on the grounds of his father Charles’ eighteenth century Dutch farmhouse in Irvington, NY. As a matter of both aesthetic and sentimental significance, Tiffany lined...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Tiffany Studios lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Tiffany Studios lighting, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Tiffany Studios were created in the Art Nouveau style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Tiffany & Co.. Prices for Tiffany Studios lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,995 and can go as high as $1,650,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $23,900.
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Questions About Tiffany Studios Lighting
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 14, 2024No, Tiffany Studios no longer makes lamps. On the secondhand market, antique Tiffany Studios table lamps and other decorative glass objects are the most recognizable and prized of the manufactory’s works.
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 studio’s offerings include stained-glass floor lamps, chandeliers and enameled metal vases.
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 Comfort Tiffany was undoubtedly the most influential and accomplished American decorative artist in the decades that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And while the lion’s share of credit for Tiffany Studios table lamps and other fixtures has gone to Louis, 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.
Find antique Tiffany Studios lamps on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024To identify a Tiffany table lamp, first take a close look at the base. Some pieces will bear a stamp or label that says, "Tiffany Studios," and newer lamps may also feature a serial number. By comparing the number and markings to information and images shared by trusted online resources, you can begin the identification process. If your lamp isn't marked, the base construction can provide more clues about the maker. Tiffany lamps usually feature bronze bases that feel weighty. Older models typically have a gray metal ring on their bottoms as well. In addition to examining the base, try turning the lamp on for a while and then touching the stained glass shade. Tiffany lamps tend to stay cool due to the thickness of the glass, so if yours feels hot, it may be the work of a different manufacturer. When in doubt, use the identification services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Shop a collection of Tiffany lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024To tell if Tiffany glass is Favrile, first check the piece for markings. Many pieces will have the word "Favrile" etched into an inconspicuous area, such as on the base. The iridescent quality of the glass can also be a good indicator of whether or not it is Favrile. However, it can be difficult to identify without experience and training. As a result, you may wish to consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer if you don't locate a Favrile marking on your piece. Shop a collection of Tiffany glass on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024To tell if a Tiffany lamp is valuable, first examine its features carefully. Its age, base, glass pattern, glass quality and overall condition will all play a role in determining its value. After you have a feel for the characteristics of your piece, you can investigate what similar lamps have sold for in the past at auctions and on online platforms. Another way to learn the value of your lamp is to have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer evaluate it. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Tiffany lamps.
- Where was the Tiffany studio?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022The original Tiffany studio was in the borough of Queens in New York, New York. Specifically, Louis Comfort Tiffany established his workshop a t96-18 43rd Avenue in the Corona neighborhood. You'll find a variety of Louis Comfort Tiffany furniture, art and jewelry on 1stDibs.
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