Tiffany Studios introduced the Bat Lamp around 1903 and only four original examples of this most unusual lamp are known. While Western culture often presents bats as harbingers of evil, Japanese culture associates bast with happiness, a long healthy life and wealth, while Native American Culture view bats in a spiritual light, symbolizing acute powers…
The 28″ Dragonfly (flying diagonal) is a Tiffany shade design full of energy and excitement. The swirling dragonflies dance across the surface of the jewel encrusted shade with rhythmic precision. Created in 1996, this shade is made almost entirely out of Lins glass with pressed glass jewels by Century Studios. Inspired by the sheets of…
The 16″ Dogwood is a bright, cheerful shade design covered in large open flowers. Pink and white flowers tinted with purple and cream are set against a fresh blue sky. The use of mottled glass throughout the piece gives the shade a sun dappled appearance. The shade is shown on the elegant Lummis base. This…
Turtleback shades are a unique category of Tiffany lamp that were created in an endless variety of shapes, sizes and colors. This 16″ Turtleback shade is made with a mottled green glass that is mixed with cream tones. The turtlebacks in the band are hand cut and faceted from the large 4″ x 6″ tiles…
The 25″ Mandarin Lotus lamp is a striking Tiffany Studios design. The shade represents the large saucer shaped leaf of a lotus plant floating on the surface of a pond. The base represents the slender stem of the plant tethering the plant floating on the surface to the pond’s bed. True to Tiffany’s design philosophy,…
The 16″ Poppy is one or Tiffany Studios more popular shade designs. This compact floral features delicate filigree overlays on the leaves and flower centers. The flowers are rendered in a fuchsia pink glass that has tinges of blue mixed throughout. The same blue tone is more predominant in the background. The bold green leaves…
The 10″ Azalea is a small shade with a large personality. The design is segmented into sections by horizontal and vertical border rows. The borders can barely contain the exuberant foliage and flowers that fill the shade. Commissioned by a client in England, the flowers for this shade are a lusty deep red while the…
The endless variety of color combinations available for the 22″ Dragonfly shade make each example an exciting challenge to create. The deep blue and green background glass for this generously proportioned shade was made by the Lins Glass Foundry in the mid 1990’s. A mix of sparkling blue and green pressed glass jewels studs the…
One of Tiffany Studio’s more popular floral shade designs is the 20″ Daffodil. This is one of the only shade patterns where the flowers are inverted, rather than “growing” from the bottom of the shade. There is an original Tiffany Studios’ black and white photograph in the collection of the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum which…
The 16″ Indian Basket shade is a Century Studios adaptation of a 24″ Tiffany Studios chandelier fixture. For this example, patterns of orange and red are set against the pale yellow “basket”. This lamp was created in 2005 is shown on the Small Stick base. It is now in a private collection.