The 20″ Azalea has a modified Turban shape that is densely covered with intertwining branches, leaves and flowers.
In addition to the imaginative glass selections, Tiffany Studios always found ways to surprise and engage viewers with their lamps. Some shades incorporated jewels or filigree. The open flowers on the 20″ Azalea are enhanced with beads of sculpted solder. The beads are employed to represent the stamens of the flowers, giving the shade a lively three dimensional quality.
Velvety red flowers with hints of fuchsia abundantly cover the shade. Woody stems and fresh green leaves create a lush tangle worthy of the thicket that surrounded Sleeping Beauty’s castle. The background shifts from a light grey/blue down to green, adding fullness to the design.
The shade is shown on the Bird Skeleton base (26.5″ tall), an organic base that mimics the branch work in the shade. This shade was commissioned by a client and is now in their private collection.
