The 20″ Poppy is one of Tiffany Studios’ most successful lamp designs with a pattern that emphasizes an economy of line that is both pleasing and balanced. A horizontal band of leaves rests upon three lower border rows, visually grounding the design, while vertical leadlines representing the slender flower stems ascend towards the top of…
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Lamp of the Week: 16″ Peacock
The carefully modulated jewel tones of this 16″ Peacock shade shift from purple at the top to green at the bottom, with brilliant blue as the main color. This swirling pattern of overlapping peacock feathers is both realistic and abstract. The shade, commissioned in 2016, is shown on the Bell Pepper base. Both the shade…
18 Light Lily Table Lamp
At Century Studios, our reproduction Tiffany Lily Lamps are created in our studio. The lower portion of the lamp is cast in bronze and the metalwork is finished with an authentic verdigris patina. Each Lily Lamp comes with mouth-blown gold lustre shades, which give a pleasant warm glow. We have just completed this 18 Light…
Lamp of the Week: 18″ Oriental Poppy
The 18″ Oriental Poppy is a wonderfully detailed Tiffany Studios shade pattern. The three horizontal border rows add a visual structure to the design which the multitude of flowers and buds play against. This example, created in 2014 for a local client, has an explosion lush red and orange poppies against vibrant blues, purples, and…
22″ Dragonfly Pair
We are often asked to create matching pairs of lamps, and this set of 22″ Dragonfly shades was commissioned by a client in Australia. The rich blue background glass is studded with medium blue glass “jewels”. Amber bodied dragonflies create the irregular lower edge of the shades. One of the shades is shown on the…
Lamp of the Week: 14″ Daffodil
Commissioned by a local client in 2014, this 14″ Daffodil shade heralds the changing of the seasons. The fresh springtime green leaves are accented by the green ripple glass in the border rows. Sunny yellow flowers in full bloom play against the light blue sky. The overall color effect of this shade is light and…
16″ Woodbine
Tiffany Studios often took inspiration for their lamp designs from climbing flowers and vines such as this 16″ Woodbine shade. The Woodbine, also known as Virginia Creeper, is a climbing vine whose leaves turn from green to vivid autumnal tones in the fall. Here, the colorful leaves are rendered in tones of amber, yellow, and…
Lamp of the Week: 22″ Greek Key
The 22″ Greek Key is a generously proportioned shade can be used as a table lamp, chandelier or on a floor base. Shown on the Twisted Vine table base, the warm amber tones of this shade are welcoming and inviting. We created this example in 2009 for a client in Virginia.
12″ Geometric
This 12″ Geometric shade, with its color shift from green at the top to cobalt blue at the bottom, perfectly compliments the Chinese base. In person, the colors shift evenly but the digital camera creates a light bulb “hot spot” for the photograph. This accent lamp was commissioned by a client in Canada.
Lamp of the Week: 18″ Cobweb
The 18″ Cobweb shade is an early Tiffany Studios shade design. Only three original examples of this pattern are known to exist. The shade is faceted with six flattened areas, each of which contain a spider’s web. Cast metal branch work forms the irregular lower edge of the shade. The painstaking custom glass mosaic work…