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Tiffany Studios New York "Linenfold" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York Favrile glass and patinated bronze "Linenfold" table lamp. The shade is comprised of twelve amber Favrile glass panels and sits atop a "Stick" bronze base ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Jeweled Tulip Ball" Desk Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York "Jeweled Tulip Ball" desk lamp with favrile glass shade and patinated bronze base. The base features a long swing arm culminating in a single iridescent tu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Boudoir Lamp by Edouard Colonna
By Edouard Colonna
Located in New York, NY
The gilt bronze base of this French Art Nouveau boudoir lamp, by Edouard Colonna, has a charming, voluptuous vegetal motif that mimics the appearance of a careful arrangement of turn...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Nautilus" Table Lamp With "Mermaid" Base
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
In Tiffany Studios' exquisite "Nautilus" table lamp, a cast bronze mermaid emerges from a churning sea, holding a lighted nautilus shell aloft. This lamp, one of the few patented by Tiffany Studios, received its patent on May 2, 1899, and was featured in Siegfried Bing’s landmark Louis Comfort Tiffany exhibition at the Grafton Galleries. The mermaid base was sculpted by Louis Gudebrod, the only lamp base artist credited by Tiffany Studios.
The nautilus shell motif, prominent in European decorative arts of the 17th century, originated from Dutch ships that transported the shells from the South China Sea, some 15,000 miles away. These shells showcased the Dutch Republic's global mercantile strength, and Dutch painters often featured them in still-life works—many of which are now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. Inspired by this artistic tradition, Tiffany transformed the iridescent shell into a table lamp. The shell softened and modulated the light, similar to the effect of Tiffany's Favrile glass shades, creating a warm glow reminiscent of the gas lighting familiar to the era.
Item #: L-21744
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1899
Dimensions: 17.5" height, 4.75" width, 8" deep.
Materials: Nautilus shell, Bronze
Base Signed: GUDEBROD and Tiffany Studios New York
Literature: Alastair Duncan, "Tiffany Lamps and Metalware", Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, pg. 86, fig. 336.
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
The shape of the exotic nautilus, found in the western Pacific, has long been the muse of architects, artists, and designers. One only has to look to Grecian columns, to spiral staircases, or to the nautilus cups of the sixteenth century for examples. Louis Comfort Tiffany's glass interpretation of the "Nautilus" shell design was first displayed at the Paris Exposition Universelle 1900, where he was displaying the best lamps that he had to offer. By bringing this intricate and difficult-to-make model to the World's Fair, Tiffany was showing the international design world just how well-made and beautiful a Tiffany Studios New York lamp...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Chardon indien" Night Light
By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Located in New York, NY
The nightlight showcases the intricate portrayal of the fan-shaped serrated leaves of the Indian thistle, also known as Chardon indien. These gracefully curved leaves come together t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Tiffany Studios New York "Plain Squares" Table Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
The plain squares pattern from Tiffany Studios features columns of emerald glass rectangles, arranged with precision to mirror the intricate veining observed in insect wings. The fus...
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Greek Key" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
An alluring and visually rewarding example of Tiffany Studios New York's great "Greek Key" table lamp. Mottled glass in hues of warm amber and bright sunshine yellow soften the wonde...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Branches in Bloom" Night Light
By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Located in New York, NY
Argy-Rousseau's near-unique ability to gracefully soften the starkness of Art Deco design without ever sacrificing the strength of the design is on full display in this remarkable, p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Algues" Night Light
By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Located in New York, NY
Argy Rousseau’s Algues nightlight displays the Fucus, a brown algae harvested in Brittany, flanking a spray of water in an arresting teal and amethyst. The seaweed harvest was histor...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Feuillage Moderne" Night Light
By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Located in New York, NY
Argy-Rousseau's near-unique ability to gracefully soften the starkness of Art Deco design without ever sacrificing the strength of the design is on full display in this remarkable, p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Fruits et Feuilles" Night Light
By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Located in New York, NY
Argy-Rousseau's near-unique ability to gracefully soften the starkness of Art Deco design without ever sacrificing the strength of the design is on full display in this remarkable, p...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
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Wrought Iron
Edgar Brandt and Daum “La Tentation” Table Lamp
By Edgar Brandt, Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco serpent lamp by Edgar Brandt and Daum titled “La Tentation”. The lamp features a rich brown, bronze Boa Python, almost completely vertically extended, wrapped aroun...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Fleurs Tropicales" Table Lamp
By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Located in New York, NY
Argy-Rousseau's near-unique ability to gracefully soften the starkness of Art Deco design without ever sacrificing the strength of the design is on full display in this remarkable, p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Tigres dans L
Herbe" Night Light
By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco Pate-de-verre Lamp by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau depicts two red tigers stalking their prey in a fan of purple grass. The pate-de-verre rests upon a wrought iron base also incised with tiger-like grooves. The fin de siècle French populace was captivated by exotic and dangerous subjects, such as the perceived savagery of animals and peoples of distant lands. The tigers' posture is evidently influenced by the Persian lion relief...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroi...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Newell Post" Favrile Glass Desk Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
The "Newell Post" lamp by Tiffany Studios New York, features three gold Favrile glass shades with purple iridescence, suspended from a gilt bronze “Wilson”...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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Tiffany Studios Bronze and favrile Desk lamp
Damascene iridescent glass with greens, blues, goals and silver. Fine reticulated and patinated bronze base. Original favrile pearl heat cap. Original socket and paddle switch. A rare and fabulous table lamp.
New York c. 1910
patinated bronze, Favrile glass
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Impressed to base 'TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK'.
Etched to inner top aperture 'L.C.T. Favrile'.
Provenance: Private Collection, New York
Literature: Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Alastair Duncan, pg. 90 illustrates base and shade
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