The hand-crafted kerosene and early electric lighting fixtures created at Tiffany Studios now rank among the most coveted decorative objects in the world. Tiffany designs of any kind are emblematic of taste and craftsmanship, and Tiffany glass refers to far more than stained-glass windows and decorative glass objects. The iconic multimedia manufactory’s offerings include stained-glass floor lamps, chandeliers and enameled metal vases. The most recognizable and prized of its works are antique Tiffany Studios table lamps.
The name Tiffany generally prompts thoughts of two things: splendid gifts in robin’s-egg blue boxes and exquisite stained glass. In 1837, Charles Lewis Tiffany co-founded the former — Tiffany & Co., one of America’s most prominent purveyors of luxury goods — while his son, Louis Comfort Tiffany, is responsible for exemplars of the latter.
Louis was undoubtedly the most influential and accomplished American decorative artist in the decades that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Rather than join the family business, 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.
In his glass designs, Tiffany embraced the emerging Art Nouveau movement and its sinuous, naturalistic forms and motifs. 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.
The lion’s share of credit for Tiffany Studios table lamps and other fixtures has gone to Louis. However, it was actually Clara Driscoll (1861–1944), an Ohio native and head of the Women’s Glass Cutting Department for 17 years, who was the genius behind the Tiffany lamps that are most avidly sought by today’s collectors. A permanent gallery of Tiffany lamps at the New-York Historical Society celebrates the anonymous women behind the desirable fixtures.
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Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Blotter Ends Early 20th Century
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Fulton, CA
A pair of bronze Tiffany Studios "Zodiac" desk pad blotters. Very nice original condition and patina. Signed "Tiffany Studios" Numbered "988". Eac...
Bronze
$1,036Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.5 in W 19.25 in D 2 in
Tiffany Zodiac large Letter box holder and large blotter ends Arts and Crafts
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Mobile, AL
Tiffany Studios American Arts and Crafts style patinated letter box and blotter ends. This set retains significant green and red patina and over the years had accumulated some black...
Bronze
$340Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.5 in W 9.88 in D 3 in
Tiffany Studios bronze patinated pen tray form #1000 Arts and Crafts
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Mobile, AL
The Zodiac pen tray is a fantastic holiday gift for the Cancer or Pisces who loves Tiffany, Arts and Crafts or simply fine living. Designed for pens over a century ago, the functions today can be endless. This examples is well cast and retains a fair amount of the original patina. The surface is a lovely mottled brown and black finish and there is significant red and green patina underneath where it was not exposed to UV light over the past century. The detail shots show the quality of the cast clearly and the markings of Tiffany Studios 1000. There is minor overall wear and modest scratching from both use and from cleaning. Nonetheless, the photos show how astoundingly attractive this example is and would we really expect a century old desk...
Bronze
Antique Tiffany Studios Bronze Doré Pen Tray Neoclassical Taste
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Norwich, England
Antique Tiffany Studios New York gilt bronze pen tray/desk tidy. Neoclassical Taste. Maker's Stamp. Circa 1900. The tray has a lovely patina, commensurate with age and use. Showing ...
Bronze
Tiffany & Co. Studios New York Bronze and Abalone Desk Set
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning set of solid brass Tiffany & Co desk ink well notepad case and 4 corners for desk pad all in amazing condition came from a high end estate in P...
Bronze
$1,578
H 6 in W 5.13 in D 5.25 in
Tiffany Studios New York Gilt Bronze Ninth Century Pair of Bookends C.1912
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Tiffany Studios New York Gilt Bronze Ninth Century Pair of Bookends C.1912. The bookends are in good condition, but slightly dusty. I have not cleaned them in any way. They have b...
Bronze
$2,200
H 0.5 in W 2 in D 14 in
Tiffany Studios Gold Dore Bronze Acid Etched Zodiac 19" Blotter Ends, Pair #994
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Very nice set of Tiffany Studios New York bronze blotter ends # 994. They have a great patina! They are circa 1902-1910. They measure 1/4" high x 12 1/4"...
Gold
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Desk Blotter Ends
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A pair of gilt bronze “Zodiac” desk blotter ends by Tiffany Studios New York. The blotter ends each feature intricate pseudo-Celtic patterning intersperse...
Bronze, Enamel
Tiffany Studios New York “American Indian” Bronze Desk Set, circa 1905
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Exceptional and rare multi-piece bronze desk set by Tiffany Studios, New York, executed in the sought-after “American Indian” pattern, circa 1905–1915. This sculptural Arts & Cra...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Bronze Gold Dore Desk Set
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Greer, SC
9-Piece Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Set which includes: Letter Holder, Notepad Holder, Letter Opener, Stamp Box, Pen Tray, Blotter, Ink Well, Vase Base, Nut Bowl with Scalloped Edges
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré & Abalone Blotter Corners With Leather Pad
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze and abalone blotter corners, with a custom blue leather desk blotter. By Tiffany Studios (blotter corners signed ...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Adam" Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Leather Blotter
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze blotter ends featuring Adam style or Neoclassical style swags, with a custom brown leather desk blotter. By Tiffany S...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Blotter Ends
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze blotter ends in the "Graduate" pattern, with a custom blue leather desk blotter. By Tiffany Studios (signed to the un...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Adam" Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Leather Blotter
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco period gilt bronze blotter ends featuring Adam style or Neoclassical style swags, with a custom green leather desk blotter. By Tiffany Studios (blotter e...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New Grapevine Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Blotter
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze "Grapevine" pattern blotter ends with a custom blue leather desk blotter By Tiffany Studios (each blotter end signed...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Bronze Doré Blotter Ends With Leather Blotter
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Nouveau period gilt bronze "Louis XVI" pattern blotter ends with a custom blue leather desk blotter By Tiffany Studios (each blotter end signed to the undersi...
Bronze
