During the course of their production, Tiffany Studios occasionally made adjustments to their lamp patterns. A good example of this is the 16″ Tulip and 16″ Tulip Field shades. At a glance, the two shades appear to have the same design, but the Tulip Field has a denser cluster of flowers at the top of…
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Century Studios 900th Lamp
This past week, Century Studios reached a milestone in completing our 900th stained glass lamp since we opened back in June 1986. The lamp is an 18″ Peony which was commissioned by an overseas client. The completed shade is pictured on the elegant Library base. Peony shades, with their large, exuberant flowers have always been…
Lamp of the Week: 20″ Windswept Daffodil
It is well known that Louis Comfort Tiffany’s favorite flower was the daffodil, and the flower appears on lamp shades ranging from 14″ to 28″. The 20″ Windswept Daffodil is a lively rendition of this bright, cheery springtime flower with the blooms dancing across the surface of the shade. Commissioned by a New Jersey client…
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus was painted in the late 1400’s by Sandro Botticelli. This classic painting depicts the goddess Venus, emerging from the sea as an adult on an open clam shell. She is calmly being blown towards the shore where she will be robed by a waiting handmaiden. It is generally believed that the…
Lamp of the Week: 24″ Snowball
This 24″ Snowball shade features a variety of glasses in a blended color scheme. Set against a stunning purple sky, the flower clusters are rendered in a variety of off whites, greens, and amber tones. The abundant foliage has greens tinged with purple, yellow, and amber, giving the shade an Impressionistic coloration. Snowball bushes can…
16″ Acorn and New Wally Birds
Just completed for our showroom is this 16″ Acorn shade. The lively green glass gives the shade an air of springtime freshness. The shade is shown on the Leaves of Grass Pottery base and is currently available for purchase in our showroom. We have two new Wally Birds from the master potters at Bur Oak…
Lamp of the Week: 18″ Tulip
Tulips are one of the first flowers to make an appearance in the Spring. With their seemingly endless array of colors and showy blooms, tulips are a natural flower to be featured on Tiffany shade designs. This 18″ Tulip shade has a variety of peach, pink, and yellow flowers. Shown on the sculptural Mock Turtle…
Lamp of the Week: 28″ Magnolia
One of the most recognizable Tiffany Studios shade designs, the 28″ Magnolia can be used as a large chandelier fixture or on a Senior Floor base. The Magnolia is one of the few shade designs which utilize drapery glass, a hand folded sheet glass that gives a highly three dimensional look to the shade. We…
Lamp of the Week: 10 Light Lily Table Lamp
A milestone in the history of lighting design, Louis Comfort Tiffany introduced the Lily Table Lamp in the 1890’s, showing the world what could be created with an electric light bulb and some imagination. This illuminated sculpture is inspired by a cluster of water lilies, with the lustre glass flowers nodding gently above the bronze…
Century Studios Hours This Week
Century Studios will be closed Wednesday April 8 through Monday April 13. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday April 14.