Lamp of the Week: 16" Fern on Cereus Base

The 16" Fern is an unusual Tiffany Studios shade design with a strong graphic quality.  This shade was commissioned several years ago by a client in Texas. The design of the Cereus base is inspired by a night blooming cactus. The base is made at our studio.

16" Dragonfly on Dragonfly Mosaic Urn Base

Dragonfly shades are instantly recognizable as the iconic Tiffany Studios lamp design. Tiffany made dragonfly shades in many sizes, and the pattern lends itself to infinite color possibilities. Commissioned by a local client, this 16" Dragonfly shade was created in variations of deep jewel tones of blues and greens.

The Dragonfly Mosaic Urn base was designed by Tiffany Studios as a companion to the shade. The base has dragonflies and water plants cast in bronze with shimmering glass mosaic tiles making up the background.

Window of the Week: Peacock Window

One of Tiffany Studios' more famous domestic windows is their Peacock Window. We recreated this window the same size as the original in the mid-1990's for our showroom. This piece was purchased by a local client.

20" Turtleback Chandelier

This week, Century Studios is pleased to add another shade to our line - the 20" Turtleback Chandelier. Tiffany Studios created this shade in several sizes, and this is a smaller version of the large 26" Turtleback Chandelier we make.

This unusual Tiffany chandelier was created using large turtleback tiles which were pressed using molds taken from an original example. The amber/butterscotch glass color was custom made for us after several years of trial and error, and the tiles have a strong amber lustre surface. The spaces between the large tiles are filled by hand cutting/fitting/faceting chunks cut from additional tiles. The finished shade realistically resembles the shell of a large tortoise. We can also create this shade using green turtlebacks.

This lamp is currently available in our showroom.

Our Anniversary!

On June 1, 1986 Irwin Terry & Bill Campbell

founded Century Studios!

Lamp of the Week: 16" Wild Rose Shade on Ribbed w/Arms Base

The 16" Wild Rose shade has a wide floral border set below an interesting geometric upper background. The small flowers are rendered with intricate piecework, and give a mosaic quality to the decorative band. The shade is shown on the Ribbed w/Arms base, which compliments the shade nicely.

17" Bat

Earlier this year, we were commissioned to create a 17" Bat shade by an out of state client. Our client requested that the colors be more "Dark Knight" than "Halloween", so we plunged into our library of glass, concentrated on blues and purples, and found some amazing pieces to bring the shade alive. The shade is shown on the wonderfully detailed Mushroom base.

The Bat shade features three bats flying against a starry cloudless sky.  The wings of the bats overlap, and the bodies are accentuated by cast bronze overlays. This is an unusual shade design, and only four original Tiffany Studios examples have surfaced over the years, a number Century Studios exceeded a while ago.