The 14″ Dragonfly shade is a small lamp with a large personality. For this example, green dragonflies hover over a jeweled pond of heavily rippled blue/green glass tinged with yellow and white. The ripple glass was created by Schlitz Studios in the early 1990’s (Schlitz closed in the mid 90’s) and waited patiently for over…
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14″ Geometric with Lustre Balls
Tiffany Studios created geometric shades with many unusual details that individualize the look of the shade. The 14″ Geometric with Lustre Balls has the addition of a row of glass lustre balls bisecting the upper and lower portions of the geometric glass tiles. Each hand made ball has a Tiffany lustre surface and is held…
Lamp of the Week: 18″ Trumpet Vine
The Trumpet Vine s one of the four Tiffany Studios 18″ shade designs that are topped by a cast crown of openwork branches from which the shade cascades downwards. This shade mixes intensely colored orange/red/yellow flowers and lush foliage against a rich multicolored background. To create the piece, the glasses used include a variety of…
10″ Japanese Crests
The 10″ Japanese Crests shade is a Century Studios original shade design. Ten Kamon (Japanese family crest symbols) are placed around the shade against a stylized background motif. The crests represent a family’s lineage and status from ancient times. Each symbol has been hand painted and kiln fired. The 8 Legged Harp base is a…
Lamp of the Week: 16″ Banded Daffodil
The 16″ Banded Daffodil shade is awash in fully opened blooms that are held in check by the two rows of horizontal banding. The grey/blue background glass sets off the brilliant yellow and orange toned flowers. This shade, shown on the Lion’s Foot base (22″ tall) was created at our studio in 2007 and is…
24″ Snowball
The 24″ Snowball is the deepest Tiffany Studios shade design we offer. While the shade can be used as a large table lamp, its generous proportions are best suited for use as a floor lamp or chandelier. We recently completed this 24″ Snowball on a Sr. Floor base for a local client. The irregular lower…
Lamp of the Week: 16″ Bamboo
The 16″ Bamboo is an unusual Tiffany lamp design where that the glass for each leaf is heated in a kiln and bent to follow the curvature of the shade. Slumping the glass allows for a natural flow within the design without the need for additional lead lines in the long leaves. This shade, created…
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Lamp of the Week: 18″ Grape
The 18″ Grape is one of four Tiffany tree style lamp designs we offer. The pattern has a pleasing directness that makes a bold statement. We created this example in 2014 blending together a variety of glasses that include fracture/streamer, ring mottle, streaky, striated, and textured. From a short distance, the overall tone of the…
20″ Waterlily
We recently completed this 20″ Waterlily shade for a client in Illinois. Shown on the Bump table base, the shade has flowers that are tinged with pink against a rippled background. The heavily mottled and rippled glasses used in the pads give the shade a sun dappled look.