This past Monday was a foundry day where we dropped off new waxes and picked up the raw bronze castings. In the main photo, the waxes are carefully placed in our vehicle for the 50 minute drive to our foundry. Foundry wax is dark chocolate brown in color and must be handled with care as…
The 24″ Snowball is the deepest Tiffany Studios shade design we offer. While the shade is occasionally used as a large table lamp, its generous proportions are best suited for use as a floor lamp or chandelier. The irregular lower edge accentuates the impression of a large specimen with its branches bent by the weight…
During the past week at the studio we found ourselves moving forward on several different projects. All of these projects will be discussed in future posts, so today we are featuring a bonus Lamp of the Week. The 20″ Arrowhead shade has a distinctly arts and crafts feel to the pattern. This design has a…
This 16″ Dogwood shade has a light and airy personality. The subtle pinks, pale greens, and light blue tones are calm and refreshing. The shade is shown on the Flower Petal lamp base (overall lamp height 18″). This lamp was created in 2001 as a showroom piece, and is in a local collection.
Tiffany Studios created a plethora of geometric shade designs in all shapes and sizes. The 18″ Geometric Moorish shade has a unique onion dome profile and which is accentuated by the addition of a wide pierced metal band at the top of the shade. The geometric tiles are horizontally bisected by a decorative border row….
The iconic 18″ Wisteria is one of Tiffany Studios’ signature lamp designs. The crown of cast bronze branches at the top of the shade supports cascading flowers that finish with a naturalistic undulating lower edge. Designed to mate with the Tree Trunk base (23″ tall) this impressive shade has 1945 individual pieces of glass. Traditionally…
Tiffany Studios created a variety of parts and hardware to add the finishing touch to their lamps. At Century Studios, we have been diligently working to expand our range of reproduction lamp hardware so that we now offer a wide range of caps and lamp parts. Intricately detailed, our caps are made of spun or…
The 14″ Crocus is an unusual Tiffany Studios lamp design featuring naturalistic flowers in a stylized composition. The pattern has four repeats, which gives the composition a traditional look. Commissioned by a client in Massachusetts in 2016, the shade has pink and purple flowers against a lightly toned, airy background. The shade is shown on…
This recently completed 12 Light Lily table lamp was commissioned by a client in England. At Century Studios we create lily lamps in a variety of sizes and styles. The lily pad base from which the stems ascend is cast in bronze using molds taken from an original Tiffany Studios example. Each stem supports a…
This pair of 10″ Acorn shades was created for a Chicago area client in 2007 for use with their antique Double Student lamp base. Tiffany Studios sold these oil lamp bases, which were manufactured by The Manhattan Brass Company, with blown glass or stained glass shades. Many of the bases found on the antiques market…