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Lamp of the Week: 17″ Bat Variation

Lamp of the Week: 17″ Bat Variation

The 17″ Bat – 6 Bat Variation shade has six bats clustered in flight. This shade is a variation on the 17″ Bat lamp which features three bats flying against a night sky. Tiffany Studios created this variation by filling the sky portions of the standard three bat shade with additional bat bodies. When viewed…

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New Metalwork

New Metalwork

Century Studios is pleased to introduce several new pieces to our line of reproduction bases and metalwork.  Tiffany Studios designed three caps to go with the Bamboo Bases. With the addition of the 3″ Bamboo Cap we now offer a full range of Bamboo Caps and Bases. The three cap sizes are: 3″ Bamboo (pictured…

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Lamp of the Week: 24″ Parasol

Lamp of the Week: 24″ Parasol

The 24″ Parasol is one of the largest Tiffany reproduction geometric shades we offer. The simplicity of the design is accentuated by the flat metal rim which underlines the shade. At 29″ in height, the Mandarin Lotus base creates a tall, elegant lamp where the shade appears to float above the table top. This lamp…

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16″ Poppy

16″ Poppy

The elegant simplicity of the 16″ Poppy design makes it one of Tiffany Studios most pleasing lamp patterns. For this example we set brilliant scarlet flowers against a warm amber background. The lively green leaves and textured borders ground the design while the pierced metal filigrees add depth to the flower centers and leaves. Shown…

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Lamp of the Week: 25″ Salamander

Lamp of the Week: 25″ Salamander

The 25″ Salamander is one of the more unusual Tiffany Studios shade patterns. The design has a strong Moorish influence, with the upper third of the lamp containing multiple border rows with repetitive shapes. A wide band with vignettes of salamanders decorates the main body of the shade. Taking inspiration from the legend that salamanders…

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25″ Mandarin Lotus

25″ Mandarin Lotus

We have completed the 25″ Mandarin Lotus shade, a symmetrically complex piece with an undulating accordion pleat surface. Tiffany Studios fashioned the shade to represent a large lotus leaf, with each lead line representing a vein in the leaf. Our client in North Carolina requested the glass color for the shade to be deep green…

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Lamp of the Week: 16″ Jeweled Feather

Lamp of the Week: 16″ Jeweled Feather

The 16″ Jeweled Feather is a Tiffany Studios shade design that at first glance appears to be a geometric shade but is actually an abstract feather design. The double band of jewels at the top give the shade an unexpected three dimensional quality. Created in warm greens and soft cream with green/amber accents, the shade…

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Work Continues on Several Projects

Work Continues on Several Projects

Irwin Terry has been steadily working to complete the soldering on the 25″ Mandarin Lotus shade. The final step was adding the half round copper wire to the irregular lower edge of the shade. The shade is now completely soldered and ready for cleaning and patina next week. As the soldering progressed, Bill Campbell has…

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Lamp of the Week: 10″ Dogwood Ball

Lamp of the Week: 10″ Dogwood Ball

The 10″ Dogwood Ball is one of Tiffany Studios more unusually shaped shades. The shade has a non-repeating design of intermingled flowers, leaves, and branches. For the densely clustered flowers we chose a variety of colorfully tinted white glasses. Enhancing the springtime appearance of the piece, the sparkling sky is a one of a kind…

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25″ Mandarin Lotus, Part 2

25″ Mandarin Lotus, Part 2

Soldering continued this week on the 25″ Mandarin Lotus shade. This step is slowed by the pleated surface of the shade, which must be positioned at a multitude of different angles for proper soldering since molten solder always runs downhill. A flexible copper wire is carefully positioned on each of the 24 pleats, a painstaking…

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