The 16″ Fish shade is one of our favorite Tiffany Studios shade designs. The shade shows a school of five Koi gently swimming in a pond, weaving amongst plant life. With their elegant swirling bodies and filigreed fins and tails, the fish form a rhythmic design across the surface of the shade. In many cultures,…
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Lamp of the Week: 20″ Poppy
One of our most popular lamp patterns is the 20″ Poppy. The scale of the shade allows it to be used as a table lamp, chandelier fixture, or small floor lamp. Commissioned in 2005, the red and yellow flowers on this shade are set against a colorful blue background. Adding to excitement of this design…
20″ Dragonfly
Dragonfly lamps were always Tiffany Studios most popular designs. These distinctive patterns are available in multiple shapes and sizes. Since the pattern is somewhat abstract – dragonflies flying above an unspecified background – the color combinations for these shades is unlimited. The multicolored background of this 20″ Dragonfly was cut from a five color, granite…
Window of the Week: Proserpine
In Greek and Roman mythology, the goddess Proserpine was carried off to the Hades by Pluto, who married her despite her love for Adonis. When her father Ceres begged Jupiter to return his daughter to Earth, he agreed provided that she had not eaten any fruit in the Underworld. Since Proserpine had eaten six pomegranate…
14″ Daffodil
Daffodils were Louis Comfort Tiffany’s favorite flower, so it comes as no surprise that there are many Tiffany daffodil shades in multiple sizes and shapes. The 14″ Daffodil is the smallest of the various daffodil shade designs we create. Our client requested a vibrant color palette with sunlit daffodils against a blue sky. The rippled…
Lamp of the Week: 22″ Greek Key
Used throughout ancient Greece as a decorative element on architecture, clothing and weaponry, the “Greek Key” motif actually predates the Greeks. The design can be found adorning Egyptian tombs, ancient Peruvian weaving, Chinese buildings, and on Aztec sculpture. It was the Greeks however, who made the design their own. As a symbol of infinity and…
20″ Dragonfly
Commissioned by an out of state client, this 20″ Dragonfly lamp has the fiery warmth of burning embers. The shade is shown on the elegant Decorated Trumpet base. The background for the shade was cut from textured green and red glass made in the late 1990’s. The dragonflies have amber wings, red/orange bodies, and glowing…
Lamp of the Week: 17″ Bat
Especially appropriate at this time of year, the 17″ Bat shade is one of Tiffany Studios more unusual lamp designs. The shade features three overlapping bats flying against a night sky. The cast bronze bodies, heads and “arms” of the bats give the shade a three dimensional look. This example was commissioned in 2006 and…
Fire Screen
New to our showroom is this stained glass and metal Fire Screen. The freestanding screen has a custom-made, wrought iron framework which supports a hanging stained glass panel. The screen is 29″ wide, with an overall height of 29″. The glass panel features 60 pressed glass tiles and 10 pressed turtleback tiles along the lower…
Lamp of the Week: 24″ Parasol
At Century Studios, we create reproductions of Tiffany geometric shades in a multitude of shapes and sizes. One of the largest geometric shades we offer is the 24″ Parasol. The simplicity of the 24″ Parasol shade is accentuated by the flat metal rim which underlines the shade. At 29″ in height, the Ribbed Lotus base…