1910s Lighting

A beautifully crafted and rare antique silver plated wall light, made in England by the General Electric Company (GEC) c.1910. This refined piece of Edwardian lighting features exc...

An elegantly formed cut glass pendant light made in Birmingham (England) by F& C Osler. c.1910 Thick hand cut glass shades, with a central pierced gilt brass band and glass covered ...

Rare Peter Behrens, "Luzette" pendant lamp from 1910-1920, frame in old copper and opaline glass.  

Restored Gilded Iron and Crystal Chandelier Italian Louis XVI Style, circa 1910 A beautifully restored chandelier from around 1910, crafted in the refined Italian Louis XVI / Neocla...

Art Nouveau pendant light in the style of W.A.S. Benson, made by General Electric France around 1910. Copper pendant light with a superb wheel-cut uranium glass shade. Wired with a B...

Housing 6 lights, sitting in silver and gold color wood bulb holders. Will be newly rewired with certified US UL socket for the USA and appropriate socket for all other countries and...

Adjustable floral jugendstil chandelier with opaline glass shades around 1910 The chandelier is adjustable from 140cm - 163cm Brass polished and stove enameled Original antique opali...

This superb Tiffany Studios table lamp, dating to circa 1915, represents the height of American decorative artistry in the early twentieth century. With its refined conical leaded gl...

Wide and thick French Art Nouveau acid-etched pendant chandelier with blacberries by DAUM (Nancy) and Louis MAJORELLE (Nancy), France, circa 1910-1915. This exceptional French Art N...

A beautifully crafted and rare antique silver plated wall light, made in England by the General Electric Company (GEC) c.1910. This refined piece of Edwardian lighting features exc...

Beautiful Art Nouveau lamp, circa 1910. Brown-veined alabaster shell. The base is bronze with floral decoration. Electric and in perfect condition. Total Height: 52 cm Shell Diamete...

Jugendstil Chandelier with opaline glass shades vienna around 1910 Brass polished and stove enameled Original opline glass shades

A very well presented 14" glass 'Blondel' plafonnier pendant light by Holophane. c.1910 Prismatic glass bowl bearing the Holophane stamp to the inside rim, set inside a high quality...

Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Table Lamp A gorgeous Tiffany Studios diachronic light blue to green Dragonfly table lamp with confetti glass wings...

Tiffany Studios Daffodil Table Lamp All I can say is these are the yummiest and most desirable blues in the Tiffany Studios candy store. Circa...

French Art Deco table lamp by Daum (Nancy) and CharlesRanc, France, circa 1915. Classy & genuine glass shade by Daum hung at its solid bronze eagle base by Charles Ranc. Height : 14....

A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell one light sconces with scalloped backplate

Beautiful green Slag Glass panels give off a charming and warm glow when lit. C1912 lamp is in excellent antique condition and has recently been refinished with a dark mission Oak stain. Wiring is sound. See my other mission lamps...

Jugendstil Pendant with palme koenig glass shade vienna around 1910 Polished and stove enamelled.

Art nouveau lamp circa 1910. Brass and copper base. Iridescent glass tulip signed Quezal. In perfect condition and electrified. Total height: 38.5 cm Base diameter: 15.5 cm Width: 30 cm Quezal Art Glass Quezal Art Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2003 By Malcolm Mac Neil Some of the most beautiful and alluring art glass made in America during the early part of the 20th Century was made by the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company. Often in the shape of blossoming lilies with brilliant gold interiors and colorfully decorated with floral and other motifs inspired by nature, Quezal art glass ranks right alongside the iridescent glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frederick Carder. Quezal artisans created an extensive range of decorative and useful items, including vases, compotes, finger bowls, open salts, candle holders, and shades for lighting fixtures, which are equivalent in terms of beauty and quality of craftsmanship to Tiffany’s Favrile and Carder’s Aurene glass. In recent years, glass collectors have discovered anew the special charms and appeal of Quezal art glass, and collector desirability for this lovely glassware has increased dramatically. The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was incorporated a century ago, on March 27, 1902. It was founded by Martin Bach, Sr., Thomas Johnson, Nicholas Bach, Lena Scholtz, and Adolph Demuth. The factory was located on the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, New York. In October 1902, the trademark “Quezal” was successfully registered. By 1904, roughly fifty glassworkers were employed at the works. Martin Bach, Sr. was the president, proprietor, and guiding force behind this successful company. Born in 1862 in Alsace-Lorraine to German parents, he emigrated to the United States in 1891. Before his emigration, Bach worked in Saint-Louis, France, at the Saint-Louis Glass Factory. After Bach arrived in this country, he was hired by Louis C. Tiffany as the latter’s first batch-mixer or chemist at the newly established Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, in Corona, Queens. After a period of about eight years, Bach left Tiffany and established his own glassworks. By this time, Bach had already started his small family. He and his German-born wife, Anne-Marie Geisser, whom he married in the fall of 1889, in Paris, France, had three children. Two daughters, Jennie and Louise, were born in France and a son, Martin, Jr., was born in Corona. Bach was assisted by Thomas Johnson, an English immigrant, and Maurice Kelly, a native of Corona, both of whom were gaffers or master glassblowers. Johnson and Kelly helped pave the way for Quezal’s early accomplishments and later recognition. Thomas Johnson, like Bach, was a founding member and also previously employed by Louis C. Tiffany. Johnson’s association with Quezal, however, was relatively short lived. Around 1907, Johnson left for Somerville, Massachusetts, where he became involved in making Kew Blas glass, under William S. Blake at the Union Glass Company. Maurice Kelly’s tenure with Quezal was also brief. Kelly worked at Quezal from January 1902 until July 1904, but by November 1904, he was making Favrile glass at Tiffany Furnaces, where he would happily remain until 1918. To this day, the belief still exists that there once existed a man named Quezal, who worked for Louis C. Tiffany, and it is after him that Quezal glass is named. In truth, however, the founders of the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company named the company and its products after one of the world’s most beautiful birds, the elusive and rare quetzal, which dwells in the treetops of the remote tropical forests of Central America. A rare company promotional brochure provides a vivid description of the quetzal: Of all the birds of the America’s, it is the most gorgeous. No more splendid sight is to be seen in all the world than a quezal, flying like a darting flame through the depths of a Central American forest. Its back is of a brilliant metallic green, so vivid it shines even in the twilight of the woods like a great emerald and its breast is a crimson so deep and bright that every motion of the wonderful creature is a flashing of rubies among the trees and giant creepers. It bears a true golden crown upon its head – a helmet of bright yellow and green, shaped just as the helmet of old Aztec kings were shaped. Its tail is composed of lacelike plumes, extending more than two and one-half feet beyond its body. The quezal was certainly an appropriate designation for the company’s resplendent glassware. One of the most prized characteristics of Quezal art glass is the shimmering and dazzling brilliance reflected in the iridescent surfaces on the interior as well as exterior of the glass. The radiant rainbow colors in metallic hues, including gold, purple, blue, green, and pink, to name only a few, were certainly inspired by the quetzal and its feathers. Not surprisingly, lustrous feathers, in shades of opal, gold, emerald, and blue, are among the most common decorative motifs encountered on Quezal glass. The enduring hallmark of Quezal art glass is its unique expression of the Art Nouveau style, based on organic shapes and naturalistic motifs coupled with technical perfection in the execution. Vases, compotes, drinking vessels, and shades for lighting fixtures were often fashioned to resemble flowers such as crocuses, tulips, calla lilies, casablanca lilies, and jack-in-the-pulpits. Variously colored inlaid threads of glass, pulled and twisted by hooks, simulate naturalistic floral and leaf patterns, lily pads, clover leafs, and vines. Opal, gold, and green colors prevail and the glass is generally opaque. Red is the rarest color of all. Compared with Tiffany’s Favrile glass, the crisp, vivid, and colorful decoration of Quezal art glass is distinctively precise, symmetrical, and restrained. Other Quezal wares recall shapes and styles favored in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as the Italian Renaissance and the Georgian period in England. This is especially true of classic-shaped vases and bowls of translucent amber glass, which have a single surface color such as iridescent gold or blue. Still, others were inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese forms. The Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company in Sag Harbor, Long Island, purchased Quezal art glass, which they in turn embellished in their shops with silver overlay decoration in the fashionable Art Nouveau style and later resold. Gorham’s silver overlay designs mostly include stylized floral motifs. Alvin’s silver designs are wonderfully organic. One sumptuous design is of a group of sinuous iris blossoms with carefully articulated petals surrounded by attenuated meandering vines. Collectors should note that not all silver-deposit pieces are marked with a maker’s mark since the silversmith had to be quite careful not to damage the glass underneath. A rare 1907 retail catalog survives from Bailey, Banks, and Biddle Company, a luxury goods retailer in Philadelphia, which reveals original retail prices of Quezal art glass. A surprising revelation provided by this catalog is that Quezal art glass was nearly twice as expensive as comparable French imported glass made by such renowned firms as Gallé and Daum. Hock glasses, a stemmed glass used primarily for drinking German white wine, were sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $75. Fingerbowls were also sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $100. These high retail prices were nearly the same as those charged for Tiffany’s Favrile glass, and suggest Quezal art glass was also marketed towards the high-end or luxury market. Electricity was a brand new invention in the late 1800s and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the electric light bulb, which was rather harsh to the eye and perhaps unflattering to the domestic interior. Tiffany, Steuben, and Quezal responded to this need with the most extraordinary and beautiful art-glass shades, all of which were  hand-made and exquisitely fashioned. Many other companies also made art glass shades for table and floor lamps, electroliers, hallway fixtures, and wall sconces, but it was Quezal that excelled in this area and was the most prolific. Quezal art glass shades were available in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and decorations. Some shades are formed and decorated as lilies while others are bell-shaped and have ribbed or textured decoration. Rims are usually plain but sometimes are notched or ruffled. Common motifs include feather or hooked feather, leaf and vine, applied flowers, drape, fishnet, King Tut, and spider webbing. The workmanship shown on most Quezal shades...

Charming Art Deco Frenc chandelier manufactured in chrome metal (brass most likely) and a pressed glass central globe. Made in France in the late 1930's. This light can be install...

A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze sconces with etched mirrored backplate.

A pair of substantially made wall lamps with Moonstone glass shades. c.1910 Former gas lamps made of cast brass, all of which has a developed a beautiful patina, professionally conv...

Tiffany Studios New York "Vine Border" Shade and Library Base Table Lamp In perfect original condition which is extremely rare for a 115 yr old lamp. The glass is diachronic and lig...

This is an impressive large antique George V sterling silver Corinthian column table lamp bearing hallmarks for Sheffield 1910 and the makers mark of the world renowned silversmith W...

A very nice clean example of a leaded glass table lamp from the early part of the 20th century. The lamp was made by Lamb Bros. The ring on the top of the shade was done by Lamb Bros. The heat cap and finial are also the work of Lamb Bros. It's an antique leaded glass made famous by Tiffany. The floral shade is colorful and has just a couple, (I see just 2) that are closed and secure, not uncommon on these lamps. The condition is actually amazing as it has no broken tiles. The base is very art nouveau and a particularly nice example. A really nice antique lamp...

A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell silver plated one light sconces with molded glass backplate

Considered the rarest piece of Georg Jensen on the open market and perhaps in the world; The original Georg Jensen silver six light chandelier #307, designed by Johan Rohde in 1918. ...

French Art Deco desk / table Lamp by MULLER Freres (Luneville) and G.MARCHAND, France, late 1910s. Mottled glass tulip shade by Muller Freres, stretched with the tool, powders are ap...

This exquisite five-arm candelabra lamp, crafted in the early 20th century, embodies the opulent Louis XVI style. Adorned with lavish gilt bronze mounts, the lamp features floral and...

1910-1920 Handel Art Nouveau Table Lamp, Elegant proportioned bronze base & fittings, 3 original light sockets with bell chain pulls, in attractive old patina. Handel label on ba...

A very good antique French Art Nouveau Glass & iron desk table lamp, by Muller Freres, circa 1910. This is a very elegant "Pate de Verre" lamp made and designed by Muller Freres and ...

This handsome pair of arts & crafts sconces are comprised of a richly patinated pair if bronze sconces and an exceptional pair of green Kokomo glass shades. A fine addition to an...

While they are obviously not a pair, they were so close, we thought it best to list them as such. The bases are bronze and the shades are etched. The arms can be moved around the cen...

Tiffany Studios Banded Dogwood Leaded Glass and Bronze Art Nouveau Table Lamp. The bronze base is rare and exquisite in this example and is a wonderful marriage to this perfect Bande...

Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Table Lamp. A beautiful Tiffany Studios ensemble with a rare and early patinated bronze base with original Bryant socket...

Art Nouveau Brass table desk lamp with brass shade and wooden base. ca. 1920 Natural aged with small cracks in edge shade 2,5 meter black cotton flex with plug and switch in bulb h...

Peter Behrens Luzette pendant lamp from 1910-1920, frame in old copper and opaline/satined glass. Beautiful and perfect original co...

Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp. New York, Circa 1910 Base signed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 584, Height 22 Inches Shade signed TIFF...

Tiffany Studios Apple Blossom Leaded Glass and Bronze Table Lamp, The patinated bronze base with with Acorn design in wonderful condition...

Tiffany Studios "Colonial" Table Lamp early 20th century leaded glass, patinated bronze shade impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 1901" base impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 2...

Peter Behrens, "Luzette" pendant lamp from 1910-1920, frame in old copper and opaline glass. It is the biggest one with 32 cm diameter and total height 70 cm (27").  

Muller Frères, Lunéville, “Anémones” Lamp Mushroom lamp in multi-layered glass with acid-etched and wheel-carved decoration of red and mauve magnolias in ...

Tiffany Studios Empire Jewel Table Lamp Important and rare Tiffany Studios New York "Empire Jewel" Table Lamp, Only 2-3 known to exist and well documented in Alastair Duncans Tiffan...

Tiffany Studios Bronze And Favrile Glass Harp Table Lamp. Circa 1910, period Art Nouveau Art Deco Patinated bronze and Iridescent favrile glass Height: 13....

Table lamp by Tiffany Studios New York model 425 in super condition. Two signatures on it. Nice patina on the bronze

An exquisite French Art Nouveau boule de gui/mistletoe ball chandelier, in absolutely stunning condition, decorated with hand painted mistletoe leaves and opaline glass berries, the ...

This exquisite acid-etched table lamp, signed by Handel and crafted in America circa 1910, is a superb example of early 20th-century decorative arts. The lamp features a beautifully ...

Bauhaus small version Luzette pendent designed by Peter Behrens in 1908 for Siemens-Schuckert. The pendant has a combined lower shade of frosted glass with upper shade of milk white ...

A pendant, Adolf Loos has used several times, for example for the Villa Müller in Praha circa 1930, or before that in the Country House of the Food-manufacturer Kuhner at Kreuzberg n...

We present to you an exquisite Neoclassical style brass chandelier - a real rarity and an antique gem. This antique chandelier has been lovingly and expertly restored in Berlin and i...

Pair of Art Nouveau wall sconces, circa 1910. Gilt brass mount, pâte de verre shades signed Muller Frères Luneville. Wired, E14 socket. Small screw-in bulbs. In perfect condition. ...

Three unusual iron pendants with opaline glass globes: These iron pendants are wired for use within the USA. Vienna Secessionist or Arts & Crafts style. Single light each (medium-bas...

A striking cut glass pendant light, expertly made in England. c.1910. Beautiful design and form, bowl shaped hand-cut glass shade supported by its original brass gallery - designed ...

Handel Bronze Table Lamp. Handel Bronze cast Table Lamp with rare signature stamped on the side of the lower base. This Handel mark is not seen often ind...

Incredible and unique French Art Nouveau iron table lamp. Forged iron body with floating leaf detail on a circular iron base. Newly re-wired with new tapered linen shade. Iron has be...

A pressed and cut glass chandelier in Georgian style with multi baluster shaft issuing drop hung serpentine corona the receiver plates supporting twelve notch cut arms terminating wi...

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 Height: 20 Inches (51 cm) Diameter: 7 Inches (18 cm) 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 AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return policy if the items are not as described. Tiffany glass refers to the many and varied types of glass developed and produced from 1878 to 1933 at the Tiffany Studios in New York, by Louis Comfort Tiffany and a team of other designers, including Clara Driscoll, Agnes F. Northrop and Frederick Wilson. In 1865, Tiffany traveled to Europe, and in London he visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, whose extensive collection of Roman and Syrian glass made a deep impression on him. He admired the coloration of medieval glass and was convinced that the quality of contemporary glass could be improved upon. In his own words, the "Rich tones are due in part to the use of pot metal full of impurities, and in part to the uneven thickness of the glass, but still more because the glass maker of that day abstained from the use of paint". Tiffany was an interior designer, and in 1878 his interest turned toward the creation of stained glass, when he opened his own studio and glass foundry because he was unable to find the types of glass that he desired in interior decoration. His inventiveness both as a designer of windows and as a producer of the material with which to create them was to become renowned. Tiffany wanted the glass itself to transmit texture and rich colors and he developed a type of glass he called "Favrile". The glass was manufactured at the Tiffany factory...

Fantastic elegant period arts & crafts style lamp with eight bent slag glass panels over flat panels with bronze overlay. Bronze lamp base with a shade...

A Pair of magnificent swinging lamps, once part of the furnishing of an underground, made out of bronze and opaline glass. USA 1910 ca.