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A Pair of 16″ Geranium Shades

A Pair of 16″ Geranium Shades

We just completed a pair of 16″ Geranium shades for a client in Canada. The client requested that the shades be a matching pair, but with the added twist that the shades be two sided. One side of each shade has red as the predominant color. The flowers on this side range from lighter reds…

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Lamp of the Week: 26″ Turtleback Chandelier

Lamp of the Week: 26″ Turtleback Chandelier

The 26″ Turtleback shade is an impressive chandelier fixture. This massive shade perfectly conveys the impression of a large tortoise shell, thus inspiring the moniker for both the shade and the pressed glass tiles used to create it. Composed entirely of large turtleback tiles, the spaces between the tiles are filled in with hand cut…

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16″ Dragonfly on Dragonfly Mosaic Urn base

16″ Dragonfly on Dragonfly Mosaic Urn base

The 16″ Dragonfly shade is one of our most popular Tiffany reproduction lamp designs. Semitransparent deep green glass mixed with blue was chosen for its watery appearance. Seven green eyed dragonflies spread their filigreed wings around the shade. The shade is mated with the classic Dragonfly Mosaic Urn base. This base was designed by Tiffany…

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Lamp of the Week: 20″ Lilypad

Lamp of the Week: 20″ Lilypad

Water plants and shimmering ponds often inspire Tiffany stained glass lamps and windows. The 20″ Lilypad shade is unusual in that the design is drawn in deep perspective. The large foreground pads at the lower edge of the shade recede and diminish in scale as the shade narrows. The oblong leaves form horizontal rows above…

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16″ Geranium

16″ Geranium

If there is one flower that represents summer more than any other, it is the geranium. Bursting with colorful blooms, the geranium thrives in both the garden and the flower pot. At first glance, the 16″ Geranium shade appears almost abstract in design with its crazy quilt pattern of lines in the background representing the…

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Lamp of the Week: 20″ Daffodil

Lamp of the Week: 20″ Daffodil

The 20″ Daffodil is an elegantly designed Tiffany shade pattern. The inverted design places the flowers at the widest point in the shade, an inspired decision that  doesn’t crowd the blooms into the smallest portion of the shade. The color theme of this shade is bold jewel tones, with yellow, amber, and orange flowers set…

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16″ Dragonfly

16″ Dragonfly

The iconic dragonfly remains one of the most popular shade styles created by Tiffany Studios and the boldly abstracted water motif lends itself to unlimited color possibilities. For this 16″ Dragonfly shade, blue bodied dragonflies spread their filigreed wings against a fiery background. The granite textured glass expertly mixes red, yellow, and blue to create…

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Lamp of the Week: 18″ Nasturtium

Lamp of the Week: 18″ Nasturtium

Nasturtiums are a trailing plant with saucer shaped leaves and multicolored flowers that bring a burst of color to any summer garden. The 18″ Nasturtium shade perfectly reflects the plant which thrives in a multilayered environment where it can climb and mound over rocks. The glass for this intensely colored shade was painstakingly chosen so…

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Glass

Glass

The arrival of new glass at the studio is always exciting and this past week we received two wooden crates containing 470lbs of sheet glass from our wholesale supplier. The glass arrived by truck and the crates were strapped to a pallet and delivered outside our front door. Removing the crates from the pallet, we…

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Lamp of the Week: 18 Light Lily Table Lamp

Lamp of the Week: 18 Light Lily Table Lamp

Century Studios offers a full line of reproduction Tiffany Lily Lamps. In addition to the 18 Light Lily Table Lamp shown here, we also create lily lamps in 7, 10 and 12 light versions. This illuminated sculpture begins with by a cluster of heavy cast bronze lily pads from which the flowers ascend. Each stem…

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