Europe - Lighting

Beautiful six-light chandelier with lilies and centre bowl is clear cranberry glass. Measures: Diameter 55 cm. Height 85 cm. Six E14 bulbs.  

An amazing and rare antique Danish elephant lamp from the 1920s by Voss of Fredericia. Raised on 3 elephant heads of cast iron with white painted iro...

Frosted glass pendant light in brass fittings. The frosted glass give a lovely, soft glow whilst the ribbed, floral design adds interest. Belgium, circa 1950s. Lighting is an inte...

Art Nouveau stained glass lantern, France, 1890-1900. This magnificent Art Nouveau stained glass lantern, dating from 1890-1900, combines vibrant stained glass panels with an intrica...

A superb stunning and very large Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Dore figural lamp of a lady with flora and foliage decoration and with three branch light fittings. Circa 1900. Signed Henri Ple...

French Art Nouveau pendant light featuring yellow and blue glass with ivy motifs, signed by Legras, circa 1920. This stunning Art Nouveau pendant light boasts a frosted glass bowl a...

Pretty work, typical for the early 20th century, six flames, restored. Suitable for the US.

Jugendstil pendant, circa 1910 Polished and stove enamelled Glass sticks replaced (new).  

Rare large Ø 19.8 inches hand carved alabaster Art nouveau / Art Deco chandelier with floral ring displaying leaves. Straight from France this timeless antique is simply breathtaking...

In 1927, the apartment of Ernst Bauer in Vienna was renovated by Josef Hoffmann and other members of the Wiener Werkstaette: Maria Likarz, Dagobert Peche, Mathilde Floegel Material B...

A pair of rare antique Danish elephant lamps from the 1920s. Raised on 3 elephant heads of cast iron with white painted iron tusks. The elephant hea...

Ornate and beautifully made Danish, 1920s desk lamp with frame and base of patinated copper and brass. Its mounted with a black steel shade that may h...

Elaborate historistic chandelier, casted brass-parts, chased ornaments, the hight is just the body with no chain Suitable for the US Total drop custom

Petite Art Nouveau chandelier. Functions as is with three E27 / 110 Volt light bulbs. Can take up to 60 Watts each bulb. Beautiful bronze metal chandelier. Found at an estate sale in...

A superb example of Viennese style in the early 20th century. opaline-glass, handblown. Note that the lamp length is custom-made! Available in different sizes: Ø 35 or 50 cm. Origin...

Art nouveau lamp circa 1910. Brass and copper base. Iridescent glass tulip signed Quezal. In perfect condition and electrified. Total height: 38.5 cm Base diameter: 15.5 cm Width: 30 cm Quezal Art Glass Quezal Art Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2003 By Malcolm Mac Neil Some of the most beautiful and alluring art glass made in America during the early part of the 20th Century was made by the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company. Often in the shape of blossoming lilies with brilliant gold interiors and colorfully decorated with floral and other motifs inspired by nature, Quezal art glass ranks right alongside the iridescent glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frederick Carder. Quezal artisans created an extensive range of decorative and useful items, including vases, compotes, finger bowls, open salts, candle holders, and shades for lighting fixtures, which are equivalent in terms of beauty and quality of craftsmanship to Tiffany’s Favrile and Carder’s Aurene glass. In recent years, glass collectors have discovered anew the special charms and appeal of Quezal art glass, and collector desirability for this lovely glassware has increased dramatically. The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was incorporated a century ago, on March 27, 1902. It was founded by Martin Bach, Sr., Thomas Johnson, Nicholas Bach, Lena Scholtz, and Adolph Demuth. The factory was located on the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, New York. In October 1902, the trademark “Quezal” was successfully registered. By 1904, roughly fifty glassworkers were employed at the works. Martin Bach, Sr. was the president, proprietor, and guiding force behind this successful company. Born in 1862 in Alsace-Lorraine to German parents, he emigrated to the United States in 1891. Before his emigration, Bach worked in Saint-Louis, France, at the Saint-Louis Glass Factory. After Bach arrived in this country, he was hired by Louis C. Tiffany as the latter’s first batch-mixer or chemist at the newly established Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, in Corona, Queens. After a period of about eight years, Bach left Tiffany and established his own glassworks. By this time, Bach had already started his small family. He and his German-born wife, Anne-Marie Geisser, whom he married in the fall of 1889, in Paris, France, had three children. Two daughters, Jennie and Louise, were born in France and a son, Martin, Jr., was born in Corona. Bach was assisted by Thomas Johnson, an English immigrant, and Maurice Kelly, a native of Corona, both of whom were gaffers or master glassblowers. Johnson and Kelly helped pave the way for Quezal’s early accomplishments and later recognition. Thomas Johnson, like Bach, was a founding member and also previously employed by Louis C. Tiffany. Johnson’s association with Quezal, however, was relatively short lived. Around 1907, Johnson left for Somerville, Massachusetts, where he became involved in making Kew Blas glass, under William S. Blake at the Union Glass Company. Maurice Kelly’s tenure with Quezal was also brief. Kelly worked at Quezal from January 1902 until July 1904, but by November 1904, he was making Favrile glass at Tiffany Furnaces, where he would happily remain until 1918. To this day, the belief still exists that there once existed a man named Quezal, who worked for Louis C. Tiffany, and it is after him that Quezal glass is named. In truth, however, the founders of the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company named the company and its products after one of the world’s most beautiful birds, the elusive and rare quetzal, which dwells in the treetops of the remote tropical forests of Central America. A rare company promotional brochure provides a vivid description of the quetzal: Of all the birds of the America’s, it is the most gorgeous. No more splendid sight is to be seen in all the world than a quezal, flying like a darting flame through the depths of a Central American forest. Its back is of a brilliant metallic green, so vivid it shines even in the twilight of the woods like a great emerald and its breast is a crimson so deep and bright that every motion of the wonderful creature is a flashing of rubies among the trees and giant creepers. It bears a true golden crown upon its head – a helmet of bright yellow and green, shaped just as the helmet of old Aztec kings were shaped. Its tail is composed of lacelike plumes, extending more than two and one-half feet beyond its body. The quezal was certainly an appropriate designation for the company’s resplendent glassware. One of the most prized characteristics of Quezal art glass is the shimmering and dazzling brilliance reflected in the iridescent surfaces on the interior as well as exterior of the glass. The radiant rainbow colors in metallic hues, including gold, purple, blue, green, and pink, to name only a few, were certainly inspired by the quetzal and its feathers. Not surprisingly, lustrous feathers, in shades of opal, gold, emerald, and blue, are among the most common decorative motifs encountered on Quezal glass. The enduring hallmark of Quezal art glass is its unique expression of the Art Nouveau style, based on organic shapes and naturalistic motifs coupled with technical perfection in the execution. Vases, compotes, drinking vessels, and shades for lighting fixtures were often fashioned to resemble flowers such as crocuses, tulips, calla lilies, casablanca lilies, and jack-in-the-pulpits. Variously colored inlaid threads of glass, pulled and twisted by hooks, simulate naturalistic floral and leaf patterns, lily pads, clover leafs, and vines. Opal, gold, and green colors prevail and the glass is generally opaque. Red is the rarest color of all. Compared with Tiffany’s Favrile glass, the crisp, vivid, and colorful decoration of Quezal art glass is distinctively precise, symmetrical, and restrained. Other Quezal wares recall shapes and styles favored in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as the Italian Renaissance and the Georgian period in England. This is especially true of classic-shaped vases and bowls of translucent amber glass, which have a single surface color such as iridescent gold or blue. Still, others were inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese forms. The Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company in Sag Harbor, Long Island, purchased Quezal art glass, which they in turn embellished in their shops with silver overlay decoration in the fashionable Art Nouveau style and later resold. Gorham’s silver overlay designs mostly include stylized floral motifs. Alvin’s silver designs are wonderfully organic. One sumptuous design is of a group of sinuous iris blossoms with carefully articulated petals surrounded by attenuated meandering vines. Collectors should note that not all silver-deposit pieces are marked with a maker’s mark since the silversmith had to be quite careful not to damage the glass underneath. A rare 1907 retail catalog survives from Bailey, Banks, and Biddle Company, a luxury goods retailer in Philadelphia, which reveals original retail prices of Quezal art glass. A surprising revelation provided by this catalog is that Quezal art glass was nearly twice as expensive as comparable French imported glass made by such renowned firms as Gallé and Daum. Hock glasses, a stemmed glass used primarily for drinking German white wine, were sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $75. Fingerbowls were also sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $100. These high retail prices were nearly the same as those charged for Tiffany’s Favrile glass, and suggest Quezal art glass was also marketed towards the high-end or luxury market. Electricity was a brand new invention in the late 1800s and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the electric light bulb, which was rather harsh to the eye and perhaps unflattering to the domestic interior. Tiffany, Steuben, and Quezal responded to this need with the most extraordinary and beautiful art-glass shades, all of which were  hand-made and exquisitely fashioned. Many other companies also made art glass shades for table and floor lamps, electroliers, hallway fixtures, and wall sconces, but it was Quezal that excelled in this area and was the most prolific. Quezal art glass shades were available in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and decorations. Some shades are formed and decorated as lilies while others are bell-shaped and have ribbed or textured decoration. Rims are usually plain but sometimes are notched or ruffled. Common motifs include feather or hooked feather, leaf and vine, applied flowers, drape, fishnet, King Tut, and spider webbing. The workmanship shown on most Quezal shades...

Beautiful Italian midcentury chandelier with Amber Glass Flowers & Beaded Glass Fringe in the style of Art Deco and Art Nouveau. Dimentions: Height 26.35 in. (chain/6 in)/ 72 cm (cha...

Sculptural Art Nouveau Table Lamp in Brass, Europe, 1920s. This is a wonderful and rare art nouveau table lamp in patinated brass. Very good and timeless design. Please note the 'wi...

Jugendstil Table lamp with original opaline glass shade vienna around 1910 Brass polished and stove enameled.

Wall or ceiling light with opaline glass, pictured in brass, designed for the Viennese tram. All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-lis...

Jugendstil Pendant with hand painted glass shade vienna around 1908 Brass polished and stove enameled Original glass shade

Bronze color upright ,comes with a handmade stained Glass shade , Stoneware base . Beautiful colored shade ,gives a very nice effect when lid . very good condition . Tiffany & Co i...

An Attractive Small Holophane Blondel Bowl Plaffonier Light Fitting An attractive small size 'Blondel Bowl' pendant light made in England circa 1910 by Holophane. Stunning prismati...

Superb and rare Georges Leleu oil lamp with decorations of chestnuts and chestnut tree leaves in gilt bronze. Multicoloured cabochon in the removable hood. The dented setting of the ...

Rare Jugendstil Chandelier with opaline glass shades vienna around 1908 Brass polished and stove enameled Original opaline glass shades 12 Bulbs

A very well presented 10" glass 'Blondel Stilleto' pendant light by Holophane. c.1920 Two-part prismatic glass shades bearing the Holophane stamp to inside rims, with simple three...

A very modern wall lamp from 1903 "Gitterwork" at its finest. Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures. Orig...

Beautiful Trio of Petite Pendant Lights with Vaseline Glass Shades SOLD AS A SET OF THREE A stunning set of petite pendant lights with brass hexagonal fittings and hand crafted vase...

Rare and beautiful Art Nouveau, three light pendant light. This rare and wonderfully stylish Art Nouveau pendant dates from the earlier days of European, indoor lighting. This larg...

Floral Jugendstil table lamp with loetz glass shade around 1908 Brass polished and stove enameled Original loetz glass shade

Stunning and rare Art Nouveau chandelier. Striking French design from the 1900s. Original gilt brass frame with original floral decorative elements. Five original candle holders for ...

Originally designed by Josef Hoffmann as a candle-holder for Baron Oppenheimer, Lit.: WWMB 5 Werk# M 313 und M 314, Noever, Oberhuber, MAK Wien und HS f Angewandte Kunst 1987, Josef ...

Desklamp with glass-stem brass with the requested finish - the fabric can be delivered with a plugged - or with a leadband –border Most components according to the UL regulations, ...

Take a look at this fantastic and very rare Art Nouveau chandelier from the beginning of the 20th century around 1905. This lamp is something special, early Scandinavian Art Nouveau,...

Desk lamp in gilded spelter circa 1910. Tulip tilt adjustment possible. Tulip in opalescent glass. Electrified, B22 socket. in perfect condition. Height: 34 cm Width: 25 cm Depth: 1...

Punched brass-sheet, hand blown Opaline glass 35 or 50 cm in diameter, hanging on cords with brass balls. Different variations are available see our pictures! Most components accord...

Cubist hanging lamp by Dagobert Peche in excellent original condition.

Hanging on a cable with custom-made length. Images shows a natural patinated Version. Designed for the famous "Looshouse" at the Michaeler Square in the centre of Vienna. Custom-made...

Very rare wall lamp with a beautiful natural patina. Brass with marks: Rosenmarke and "Wiener Werkstätte," designer monogram "JH" Josef Hoffmann Literature: Compare Wandlampe for Lan...

An excellent example of floral Jugendstil. Hand formed sand casted brass-parts, hand blown opaline-glass. Can be fixed on a table as well Most components according to the UL regulat...

Art nouveau lamp circa 1910. Bronze and brown patinated brass base, heart model. Uraline tulip in opalescent glass. The lamp is fully electrified and in ...

A beautiful four-light Art Nouveau brass pendant chandelier with Pâte de Verre glass by Noverdy. This impressive French Art Nouveau period chandelier features a central, beautifully shaped “Pâte de Verre” glass bowl in dark yellow, red, and blue tones, signed "Noverdy France", hung at three chains and three ornate arms holding each a “Pâte de Verre" glass lampshade in dark yellow, blue, and red tones as well. The signatures on three tulip lampshades are not visible anymore. This splendid French pendant chandelier features one interior and three exterior lights...

Around 1900 in Vienna the private houses were connected to the electricity grid. At that time the common gaslights were changed to the new technology. As well new chandelier were bui...

Presenting an exquisite antique chandelier, a blend of timeless elegance and meticulous restoration carefully carried out in Berlin. This chandelier gracefully wears the patina of it...

The Villa Ast, is one of the most important private houses from the 20th century in Carinthia USA and CAN: All electrical components according to the UL regu...

French Holophane glass and brass desk light. 2,5 meter / 100" black cotton flex, plug and switch Available with UK / US / EU plug Weight: 3.20 kg / 7.1 lb Priced per individual it...

20 th mid-century chandelier or lustre, French Frozen glass and brass, in the classical style This can be rewired to USA or EU and UK standards. Shipping 29 / 29 / 32 cm 4 kg

Petite Viennese chandelier Woka edition - six flames.

Gorgeous Mid-Century Italian chandelier in Opaline Glass & Green Crystal Glass hand crafted Fringe, in the style of Art Deco and Ar...

Art nouveau lamp circa 1900. Gilded bronze, alabaster shells. Electrified and in perfect condition. Height: 44 cm Shell diameter: 22 cm Weight: 4.5 kg French cabinetmaker and desig...

Art Nouveau Bronze Hector Guimard Chandelier with old bronze finish and amber pate de verre.     

Beautiful murano wall lamp by Barovier & Toso made in Italy in the 1960s. Vintage Murano glass wall lamp, hand-blown using amber grain technique to achieve a grainy effect, mounted ...

French “Clichy” pink colored reeded glass pendant lamp 2 meter black cotton flex E14 bulb holder Weight : 0.80 kg / 1.8 lb E14 bulb holder. Priced per individual item. All lamps h...

Old bronze Art Nouveau Guimard's lamp and Pâte de Verre.

An Art Nouveau one light bronze and cut-crystal pendant, circa 1900s. Socket: One x e27 (Edison) for standard screw bulbs.          

Very important early design by Josef Hoffmann. See figure: The Studio 1906, C14 Art Revival in Austria brass, crystal-glass, opaline-glass on the chain. Length custom-made All comp...

Magnificent chandelier in solid casted brass. Extraordinary elaborate finishes. Rich hangings with hand-cut crystal glasses. Surface either brass, patinated, chrome et cetera. Origin...

Chandelier first used in 1899 at the Cafe Museum, later for the apartment of Leopold Goldman, the builder of the famous "Looshaus, Goldman & Salatsch" "in Vienna. This chandelier has...