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28″ Lemon Tree

28″ Lemon Tree

The 28″ Lemon Tree with Birds is a Century Studios original shade design that we added to our lamp offerings in 2007. Designed by Bill Campbell, the complex shade takes its inspiration from a Tiffany Studios pictorial wall mosaic. Groupings of blue and yellow birds nestle among tree branches laden with ripening fruit. Bill selected…

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Lamp of the Week: 20″ Jonquil Daffodil

Lamp of the Week: 20″ Jonquil Daffodil

Tiffany Studios created lamps with daffodil motifs in many sizes and shapes. The 20″ Jonquil Daffodil shade is the only design to showcase two varieties of daffodil within the same pattern. Commissioned in 2013 by a New York client, this example has a sunny color pallette of delicate yellows and light greens. A pale blue…

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Lamp of the Week: 28″ Magnolia

Lamp of the Week: 28″ Magnolia

One of the most recognizable and formidable Tiffany Studios shade designs is the 28″ Magnolia. This generously proportioned shade can be used as a chandelier fixture or on a Senior Floor Base. Created in 2013 for a client in California, this shade has the feeling of a warm, sunny afternoon. The glass isĀ  a joyful…

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10″ Japanese Crests

10″ Japanese Crests

In December, we completed a new shade design for a local client. The 10″ Japanese Crests shade uses stylized motifs for the background, with ten different Japanese family crests, or Kamon, placed around the shade. Each symbol was hand painted and kiln fired. The crests indicate a family’s lineage and status from ancient times. The…

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14″ Arrowhead

14″ Arrowhead

Tiffany Studios produced a wide variety of lamps with pond and water plant themes. The 14″ Arrowhead shade is inspired by the arrowhead plant (Syngonium podophyllum), a plant that grows beside ponds and marshes. The distinctive shape of the leaves gives the plant its name, and this popular landscape specimen is often found near water…

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Lamp of the Week: Calamondin Orange Tree

Lamp of the Week: Calamondin Orange Tree

The 18″ Calamondin Orange Tree is a Century Studios original lamp design. Calamondin Orange plants blossom and bear fruit simultaneously, lending inspiration for this colorful shade. With just under 2050 individual pieces, the shade features a wealth of detail and is the most elaborate lamp we offer. Sprightly white blossoms and ripe fruit intermingle with…

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Lamp of the Week: 18″ Poinsettia

Lamp of the Week: 18″ Poinsettia

The 18″ Poinsettia is a generously proportioned shade featuring a wide band of poinsettia flowers. The upper portion of the shade has unusual trellised borders. This example, commissioned in 2013, has the vibrant plants set against a deep cobalt blue background. Several greens were employed to give the trellis added interest. The shade is shown…

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