Lamp of the Week: 20" Poppy

The 20" Poppy is one of Tiffany Studios' most popular lamp patterns. Ascending from a horizontal band of leaves, the flowers and buds rise up on slender stems represented by the vertical lead lines to fill the upper two thirds of the shade. The addition of metal filigree overlays on the flower centers and leaves give the shade added depth.

A rich amber/orange glass tinged with red and blue was chosen for the background of the shade. The flowers are a combination of reds, deep fuchsia pinks, and purples. Hints of teal in the flower centers, leaves and buds enhance the lush tones of the shade, while the olive green chosen for the borders grounds the design. The shade is shown on the elegant Library base (23.5" tall). We created this lamp in 2020 and it is now in a local collection.

14" Peony

The 14" Peony is a compact shade with a large personality. Covered in large flowers and lush foliage, this pattern cries out for bold colors and textured glasses.

Heavily textured pink and red glasses enhance the flower's playful interaction with the verdant foliage. The lightly textured background dramatically shifts from sunny yellow to deep blue. The use of textures throughout the shade draw the viewer closer, creating an almost irresistible urge to experience the lamp through touch as well as sight.

The shade has been paired with the Penguin Foot w/Arms base. This lamp has been sold and is in a private collection in Texas.

Lamp of the Week: 22" Zodiac

Zodiac symbols were a popular design feature that adorned many items created by Tiffany Studios including mosaic panels, desk set items and lamps. The 22" Zodiac represents each of the twelve zodiac symbols with a brass filigree medallion. Additional decorative filigree medallions adorn the surface of the shade and each section of the shade has a large round turtleback tile.

For this shade the rope borders are a fiery amber tone and the areas inside each of these bordered vignettes is a lively mix of blue, yellow and green. The background areas are a rosy mixed purple giving the completed shade has a warm, friendly glow. The shade is pictured on the Large Lion's Foot base (28" tall). This lamp was created in 2022 and is now in a collection in North Carolina.

Spider Lamp

The 15" Spider is one of our most popular small lamps. Tiffany Studios originally labeled this shade Plain with Heavy Ribs for Base 337 (on their price lists "plain" is Tiffany-speak for geometric, base 337 is the Mushroom) but the inspiration for this design is obviously a long legged spider sitting atop its web in a garden. The cast bronze spider gives the shade a tactile thee dimensional look which is accentuated by the irregular lower edge.

The glass chosen for this shade dramatically shifts from green to deep amber. Original examples of this shade are almost always mated with the highly detailed Mushroom base (17" height) as indicated on the original price listing for the shade. This lamp was created for a client in Connecticut.
 

Lamp of the Week: 14" Chestnut

The 14" Chestnut is an original Century Studios shade pattern designed by Bill Campbell. The celadon green sky is tinged with peach, setting off the multi-toned green foliage and the pink and white flowers. Created in 2015 and now in a private collection, the shade is shown on the Shell Urn base (17" tall).

16" Peacock Feathr

We recently completed a 16" Peacock Feather lamp for a client in New Jersey. The shade is shown on the distinctive Bell Pepper base. A strong amber tone at the top of the shade quickly shifts through emerald green and then to blue. These colors are reflected in the peacock "eyes" that encircle the lower portion of the shade.

This boldly conceived Tiffany shade design combines a naturalistic peacock feather pattern with the repetitive symmetry of a geometric shade. The dome shaped shade has a flat surface, but the pattern produces the optical illusion that the surface is accordion pleated.