Beautiful Tiffany Lamps

The brilliant exhibit of Tiffany lamps at the New-York Historical Society couples art with history. To obtain the effect Tiffany wanted for the Tiffany lamps Louis Comfort Tiffany worked with glass designers, chemists & craftsmen after registering for a patent in a new glassmaking method using a combination of opalescent glass in different colours.
In The Taste-Makers, Russell Lynes wrote in 1954 of their initial appeal: A real Tiffany lamp was a prized possession of those who could afford a piece from the master craftsman's own ‘studio.'”7 Tiffany Lighting The prevailing taste of the twenties and thirties, however, leaned increasingly toward minimal ornament, and Tiffany did not adapt the designs of the leaded glass shades to the modern aesthetic.

Our experience is comprised of over thirty-two years in the business of professionally appraising (researching, pricing and providing a professional report primarily for attorneys, executors, institutions and private collectors), brokering (selling on behalf of private or corporate clients), evaluating and authenticating: fine art, antiques, and old Tiffany lamps.
Using only the highest quality genuine hand-rolled art glass, Dale Tiffany offers an extensive range of designs utilizing the "copper foil" technique, an authentic glass assembly method originally developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany over 100 years ago.
Elsewhere, at a 2017 Sotheby's auction, Tiffany: Dreaming in Glass in New York, a rare Cobweb and Apple Table Lamp (c.1900-1905) went under the hammer for a staggering $1,155,000, showing that these early 20th century creations are still high in demand more than 100 years on.

We specialize in evaluating and brokering old Tiffany lamps, (authentic Tiffany table lamps, Tiffany chandeliers, Tiffany floor lamps, and Tiffany hanging shades in particular), fine signed artwork by major artists (19th-20th century American and European paintings are our specialty), and brokering other high quality items.
If you glide your hand over the base of such a lamp or its lampshade, you will feel bumps that were made during careless soldering. Because of the high cost of bronze when the lamps were being made, Tiffany Studios made their bases hollow, says Fontaine. It was Louis Comfort Tiffany-yes, the one who made the lamps, the windows, and the ceiling art-that is credited with bringing new design ideas and aesthetics to the company that built it into what it is today.
Like the table lamps, hanging lamps come in a wide variety of designs, such as Victorian and Sunflower. All our Tiffany Lamps, Desk Lamps, Bankers Lamps and other English gifts that we sell in our Amsterdam store can now be easily purchased with confidence. DГЎniel orders large white or opalescent glass sheets from the United States, which he cuts and burnishes based on his designs.

But after the advent of electricity, Tiffany's lamp department took center stage and shone above the rest of his works in terms of popularity. You can shop for Dale Tiffany table lamps online and choose from a wide variety of decorative tiffany pieces. Many popular Tiffany fixtures are shaped like trees, with the base, stand, and shade acting as roots, a trunk, and foliage, respectively.
The first Tiffany Lamp was made in New York in 1899 in Louis' studio that was specifically for lamp-making. Traditional Tiffany lamps include Dragonfly, Mission - Arts and Crafts lamps, Fish Scale, Victorian lamps and more. Bear in mind the shape of the lamp shade which strongly influences the shape of light that emits from the lamp, although most floor lamps typically shine most of their light downwards and out to the sides.
Tiffany lamps, marketed to the wealthy, were most popular between 1900-1910, shortly after the introduction of incandescent bulbs. Louis Comfort Tiffany became the epitome of Art Noveau. Here's a handy breakdown of our selection of tiffany lamps and lights.