16" Woodbine

The 16" Woodbine is a shade that was designed to showcase exceptional glass. Also known as False Virginia Creeper, the woodbine is a climbing plant whose woody vines can reach over 65 feet in length. Like the Virginia Creeper, the leaves of the Woodbine plant change color dramatically in the autumn.

A geometric trellis covers the shade, giving this design a structure for the exuberant leaves to play across. The background glass is a green fracture/streamer glass made by the Uroborus Glass Foundry over 20 years ago. The woodbine leaves are a mix of mottled, streaky and textured glasses in autumnal tones.

The shade is shown on the tactile Mock Turtle base (21.5" tall). This shade has been sold and is now in a private collection in Omaha, Nebraska.

16" Fish

The 16" Fish is a boldly designed shade that features five Koi fish in a rhythmic dance. Created for a client in Omaha, Nebraska the shade is shown on the Lummis base (19" tall).

A lively mix of mottled, streaky and ripple textured glasses blend together, enhancing the movement of the design. Jewel-like tones of green, orange and teal give depth to the shade.

Filigree overlays are an important design element of this shade. Fins and tails on the fish are accentuated by the etched brass filigree, giving the shade a distinctly Oriental feel. Filigree is used in a handful of Tiffany lamp designs including the Fish, Dragonfly and Poppy shades. Tiffany Studios also employed filigrees in a wide variety of desk sets.

 

16" Tulip

 

We recently completed several projects including an 18 Light Lily Table Lamp for a client in Washington, DC (not shown) and this 16" Tulip for a client in Brooklyn, New York.

Supported by a backdrop of lush foliage tulips in a variety of colors cover the shade. Our client chose the distinctive Square Turtleback base to go with this shade. Each of the four sides of the base is inset with a large pressed glass turtleback tile. An interior light illuminates the base.

 

18" Peony

One of Tiffany Studios most successful and popular shade patterns is the 18" Peony. The turban shaped shade is covered in large blooms and is a perfect canvas for the glass artist to showcase exceptional glass.

For this shade, Irwin Terry chose an assortment of soft pink, green and light amber glasses, mixing them together in an Impressionist-style color scheme. Digging deep into our library of glass, the flowers feature glass made by the Lins and Schlitz glass foundries, both of which ended production in the 1990's.

Shown on the Mock Turtle base (21.5" tall), this shade has been sold and is now in a private collection on the West Coast.

 

14" Tulip

With their large petals and endless variety of colors, tulips were a favorite flower to be featured on lamps by Tiffany Studios. The 14" Tulip is a sweet pattern with a lot of movement.

To accentuate the movement in the design, Bill Campbell chose red and white rippled glass for the flowers set against a lightly textured grey/blue background. The background glass was made by the Lins Glass Foundry in the 1990's. The lively green leaves add springtime freshness to the shade.

The shade was mated with the Chinese base (16" tall). This lamp has been sold and is now in a private collection in Seattle.
 

18" Grape

The 18" Grape is one of four 18" tree style shade designs by Tiffany Studios which were designed to mate with the large Tree Trunk base. Starting with a cast bronze crown of openwork branches at the top of the shade, these lamp designs fully integrate the shade with the base.

Hand rolled glasses by Youghiogheny, Schlitz, Lins, and Uroborus in tones of blue, purple and green were blended in a lush color palette to give the shade depth. Hints of red, orange and deep amber enliven the color scheme. A brilliant blue sky composed of fracture/streamer glass made over thirty years ago by Schlitz Studios peeps between the foliage and ripening fruit.

The color, texture and transparency of each of the glasses used were all carefully considered when laying out the shade. This lamp was created for a local client.
 

Lamp of the Week: Easter Lily

The 28" Easter Lily is a Century Studios original shade design which was created by Bill Campbell in 2016. To bring this highly detailed pattern to life every type of art glass was employed, including streaky, ring mottle, rippled, fibroid, drapery, and fracture/streamer. The glasses were painstakingly chosen and the colors blended to create an impressionistic view of a garden of lilies in full bloom. This stunning shade was created for a client in Illinois and is in their private collection.