Louis Comfort Tiffany was undoubtedly the most influential and accomplished American decorative artist in the decades that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beyond glass, he worked in mediums that ranged from furniture and enameling to ceramics and metalware, with his Tiffany Studios producing highly collectible table lamps, vases, serveware and other objects.
The name Tiffany prompts thoughts of two things: splendid gifts in robin’s-egg blue boxes and exquisite stained glass. Charles Lewis Tiffany founded the former, and his son, Louis, is responsible for exemplars of the latter.
By the time Louis Comfort Tiffany was born, the stationery and “fancy goods” emporium his father had established 11 years before had grown to become the most fashionable jewelry and luxury items store in New York. Tiffany fils declined to join the family business and pursued a career as an artist. He studied painting with several teachers, notably the scenic painter Samuel Colman, while spending long periods touring Europe and North Africa. Though he painted his entire career, visits to continental churches sparked a passionate interest in stained glass. Tiffany began experimenting with the material and in 1875 opened a glass factory-cum-laboratory in Corona, Queens — the core of what eventually became Tiffany Studios, a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory.
Tiffany developed a method in which colors were blended together in the molten state. Recalling the Old English word fabrile, meaning “hand-wrought,” he named the blown glass Favrile, a term that signified handmade glass of unique quality. In his glass designs, Tiffany embraced the emerging Art Nouveau movement and its sinuous, naturalistic forms and motifs. The pieces won Tiffany international fame. (Siegfried Bing, the Paris entrepreneur whose design store, L’Art Nouveau, gave the stylistic movement its name, was the leading European importer of Tiffany pieces.)
By 1902, along with glass, Tiffany was designing stained-glass lamps and chandeliers as well as enameled metal vases, boxes and bowls, and items such as desk sets and candlesticks. Today such pieces epitomize the rich aesthetics of their era.
Antique Tiffany Studios table lamps are the most recognizable and the most prized. They range in price from $60,000 to upward of $2 million for intricate shade designs like the Dragonfly. Tiffany glass vases and bowls are generally priced from $1,000 to $30,000 depending on size, color, condition and form. Simpler accessories such as metal trays and small picture frames can fetch from $800 to $3,000. Tiffany design of any type is an emblem of taste and craftsmanship. As you will see on 1stDibs, Louis Comfort Tiffany ensured that each piece he and his company produced, magnificent or modest, was a work of art.
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Louis Comfort Tiffany Glass Tile Arts and Crafts Pendant
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Riverdale, NY
Louis Comfort Tiffany Glass Tile Arts and Crafts Pendant from the turn of the 20th Century. Pale emerald green molded glass tile with slightly opa...
Sterling Silver
Victory Favrile Glass Medallion by Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co.
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New Orleans, LA
Art Nouveau pioneer and gifted American artisan Louis Comfort Tiffany created this Victory favrile glass medallion in celebration of the Allied victory in World War I. Tiffany's majestic iridescent art glass highlights the patriotic motif featuring an eagle, with its wings outstretched, holding aloft the Liberty Bell above the banner inscribed "VICTORY" above the year 1918. It is believed that this medallion was commissioned by Tiffany as an invitation to an exclusive party celebrating the end of the war. Few of these remarkable objets d'art are known to exist, making them not only exceptional works of Tiffany Studios artistry, but also stunning artifacts of world history. Set in a gilt bezel, this medallion can be worn as a pendant. Inspired by the fluidity and translucence of ancient Roman and Middle Eastern glass...
Gilt Metal
Tiffany and Co Four Leaf Clover Pendant. 18k and Sterling Silver
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Port Charlotte, FL
Genuine Tiffany and Co. Elsa Peretti Clover Pendant 18k 750 Gold and Sterling Silver Minor signs of wear. Details 16in Sterling Silver Necklace 20mm by 18mm Clover Pendant
Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
$478Sale Price / item|20% Off
W 0.25 in D 0.25 in L 4.75 in
Tiffany & Co. 1981 Angela Cummings Aerodynamic Twisted Pen .925 Sterling Silver
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural twisted pen designed by Angela Cummings. Sculptural pen, created back in the 1981 in New York city at the Tiffany Studios. This fabulous sculpt...
Sterling Silver, Silver
Tiffany & Co 22k Gold Coronet Head Quarter Eagle Coin Money Clip
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in London, GB
Rare Item - Tiffany & Co 22k Gold Coronet Head Quarter Eagle Coin Money Clip Exceptionally rare item from Tiffany, having a USA gold coin from 1885 that is a collectors item sat in star burst setting. Size - One Size Condition - Vintage - Very Good (Small mark and some scratches) Composition - Coin - 22k Yellow Gold, Setting - 14k Yellow Gold Comes With - A Tiffany Dust Bag...
22k Gold
Sybil Dunlop Multi Stone Arts and Crafts Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Sybil Dunlop Multi Stone Arts and Crafts Pendant from the 1920's UK. Unsigned pendant in sterling with an array of multicolored semi precious stones in fancy cuts. Cabochon...
Carnelian, Chalcedony, Onyx, Quartz, Sterling Silver
European Arts and Crafts Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Charming and unusual European Arts and Crafts Pendant, probably German from the early 20th Century. A hand made silver rose and leaves frame t...
Silver
$225Sale Price / item|50% Off
W 0.2 in L 0.67 in
Everyday Emerald Pendant Crafted in 925 Silver Jewelry Gift for Him Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Everyday Unisex Emerald Pendant in sterling silver studded with octagon cut emerald. This stunning piece of jewelry instantly elevates a casual look or dressy outfit. Emerald enhanc...
Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver
Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Long Enchant Pendant Necklace
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Tiffany and Co large enchant circle pendant necklace in sterling silver. Length is 30 inches with spring ring clasp.
Sterling Silver
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Key Holder or Key Chain
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Tiffany and Co. key holder in sterling silver. With an unengraved pendant tag. A great Tiffany everyday piece! Date: 20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall ...
Sterling Silver
$37,044
H 4.06 in W 1.5 in L 17.13 in
John Bonnor a Superb Arts & Crafts Gold, Black Opal and Ruby Necklace
Located in London, GB
Illustrated in our book: Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, cat. no. 155 Signed verso: ‘JHMB’ artist’s monogram An unsigned design drawing for this necklace is in the Artificers' Guild archive belonging to the Goldsmiths' Company. It differs slightly from the finished necklace but pencil annotations on the sketch show the addition of the rubies and confirm that the opals belonged to the client. We feel this piece can easily hold its place alongside the other great Artificers’ Guild jewels by Edward Spencer...
Opal, Ruby
Sterling Arts and Crafts Amythest Cross, Stavre Gregor Panis
Located in New York, NY
Sterling Arts and Crafts Cross hand made by Stavre Gregor Panis, member of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts. Handmade with ivy leaves and shot...
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
2003 Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Sun Pendant Chain #22900
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Washington Depot, CT
2003 Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Sun Pendant Chain A luminous symbol of warmth and renewal, crafted in timeless sterling silver. This Tiffany & Co. piece features a lovely sun p...
Sterling Silver
Owl Pendant, Sterling Silver, Handmade, Italy
By K-OVER
Located in Firenze, IT
The “Owl” pendant is part of our jewelry collection. All our sterling silver pieces of jewelry are handmade: it means that none is like the other. As a matter of fact, our aim is to ...
Labradorite, Sterling Silver
Yogo Sapphire And Gold Necklace By Louis Comfort Tiffany
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Yogo sapphire and gold necklace, a masterful creation by Louis Comfort Tiffany, is a quintessential representation of the Art Nouveau style. It features a swirling festoon desig...
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Favrile Glass Scarab Necklace by Louis Comfort Tiffany
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New Orleans, LA
Created by legendary designer and premier tastemaker of the Gilded Age, Louis Comfort Tiffany, this necklace is a rare and unique masterpiece of jewelry design. Delicately crafted, the necklace boasts an Egyptian Revival design inspired by the archaeological excavations of Egypt beginning in the late 18th century. Scarab beetles finely executed in Tiffany’s signature favrile glass are bezel set in an 18K gold chain with rope-like links. The beetles flash iridescent hues of deep blue, green and purple, adding the perfect amount of shimmer to the enchanting design. Best remembered for his stained glass windows and lamps, along with his Favrile glass creations, Louis Comfort Tiffany did not begin crafting jewelry until 1902. Inspired by the fluidity and translucence of ancient Roman and Middle Eastern glass...
18k Gold
Louis Comfort Tiffany Art Nouveau Moonstone and Plique-a-jour Enamel Pendant
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Kingston, NY
Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany & Co circa 1902 Art Nouveau Moonstone and Plique-a-Jour Enamel Pendant signed Tiffany and Co. The stone measures 21 x 10 x 5.4mm. Necklace measures ...
Moonstone
Favrile Glass Scarab Necklace by Louis Comfort Tiffany
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New Orleans, LA
Created by legendary designer and premier tastemaker of the Gilded Age, Louis Comfort Tiffany, this necklace is a rare and unique masterpiece of jewelry design. Delicately crafted, the necklace boasts an Egyptian Revival design inspired by the archaeological excavations of Egypt beginning in the late 18th century. Scarab beetles finely executed in Tiffany’s signature favrile glass are bezel set in an 18K gold chain in a rope-like design. The beetles flash iridescent hues of deep blue and purple, adding the perfect amount of shimmer to the enchanting design. Best remembered for his stained glass windows and lamps, along with his Favrile glass creations, Louis Comfort Tiffany did not begin crafting jewelry until 1902. Inspired by the fluidity and translucence of ancient Roman and Middle Eastern glass...
18k Gold
Louis Comfort Tiffany Black Opal and Enamel Necklace and Bracelet Set
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Louis Comfort Tiffany played with the unusual light and color effects of black opals, green garnets, and sapphires to create an impressionistic artwork in this visually intriguing Tiffany & Co. necklace and bracelet set. The opals, with their painterly brushstrokes, are set among cool sapphires and fiery green garnets, providing glowing pools of color. Multi-hued basse-taille enamels, applied with an artistic hand, unify with the gems to enhance the delicate grapevine motif, one of the artist’s eternal favorites. The form of the ripe enamel grapes...
Garnet, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Tiffany & Co. Louis Comfort Opal Demantoid Garnet and Sapphire Pendant Necklace
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
A black opal demantoid garnet and sapphire pendant brooch set with rectangular cushion-cut black opal tablet surrounded by bezel set demantoid garnets a...
Garnet, Opal, Sapphire