Image 13: Tiffany Studios Daffodil Hanging ChandelierĬottone Auctions, Geneseo, NY (March 2017) Image 12: Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Chandelier Image 11: Tiffany Studios Poppy Chandelier Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertsville, NJ (October 2013) Image 10: Tiffany Studios, Tall Table Lamp with Greek Key Image 9: Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Table Lamp Image 8: Tiffany Studios, Important Peacock Table Lamp Image 7: Tiffany Studios Wisteria Table Lamp Image 6: Tiffany Studios A Favrile Glass and Patinated Bronze Floor Lamp, circa 1900īonhams, London, United Kingdom (October 2015) Image 5: Tiffany Studios, Leaded Daffodil Floor Lamp Image 4: Tiffany Studios Butterfly Etched Iridescent Favrile Glass and Bronze Counterbalance Floor Lamp Image 3: Tiffany Studios Intaglio-Carved Favrile Glass, Turtleback Tile and Bronze Counter Balance Floor Lamp Image 2: Tiffany Studios Patinated-Bronze and Leaded Favrile Glass Poinsettia Floor Lampĭoyle New York, New York, NY (September 2004) Image 1: Tiffany Studios Hanging Head “Dragonfly” Floor Lamp Some of the popular Tiffany lamp motifs in the market include:īelow, explore recent prices at auction for four types of Tiffany lamps: floor lamps, table lamps, hanging lamps, and desk lamps. The Tiffany Dragonfly and Tiffany Peacock lamps, says Andreadis, are among the most desirable of the “blue-chip” Tiffany lamps – those that would have been much more expensive at the time of their creation and still tend to fetch six-figure values today. Some of the most popular designs range from the more orientalist styles like the Tiffany Poppy lamp, to the dream-like, flowing floral designs like the Tiffany Daffodil lamp and the Tiffany Wisteria lamp. Tiffany lamps bearing floral motifs and vibrant colors are among the most in-demand examples in the market today. “A very good example can be acquired on today’s market in the $100,000-150,000 price range.” “The very best Tiffany lamps have harmoniously composed shades from a mosaic of hundreds of individually selected glass pieces,” says Andreadis. The highest price ever paid for a Tiffany lamp remains $2.8 million at a Christie’s auction in 1997. The most expensive Tiffany lamps sell for upwards of $1 million. Tiffany lamps’ value can be anywhere from $4,000 to over $1 million. The artists and designers who developed the iconic Tiffany lamp shade, says Andreadis, “established an oeuvre of lighting design unmatched in the modern era.” Antique Tiffany Lamps ValueĪntique Tiffany lamps are sought-after today and the market remains competitive for investment-quality works. His geometric patterns invoked the far-reaching Arts and Crafts movement that defined the turn of the 20th century, while his nature-inspired motifs aligned with the Art Nouveau movement, a style that punctuated turn-of-the-century art, architecture, advertising, and design. Tiffany lamps contained coiled bronze wire and blown favrile glass (a term that Tiffany himself coined) that “reflected the cultural fascination with the exotic,” says Tim Andreadis, Freeman’s specialist in 20th century design.įrom the late 1890s through the 1920s, Tiffany Studios produced mosaic glass shades (some of which are classified as slag glass), that featured geometric and floral motifs. Just 20 years later, he opened Tiffany Studios, a glassmaking studio that quickly rose to prominence through a series of high-profile commissions that included designs for New York’s Lyceum Theater and the White House in Washington, D.C.Īs a result of his early exposure to decorative art from around the world, his designs drew inspiration from global sources such as Persian glass design, stained glass windows of the Gothic movement, and other elements of Asian and European craftsmanship. His first moment of inspiration emerged from a visit to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum in 1865, where he encountered luminous colors achieved by glassware from antiquity. Tiffany Studios: A Brief Historyīorn in New York to a family of prominent, high-end jewelry-makers, Tiffany was afforded the opportunity to travel at a young age. founder Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812–1902), strayed from the family business to become one of the most pivotal artists and designers of the Art Nouveau movement. In the late 19th century, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), son of Tiffany & Co.
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