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Lamp of the Week: Calamondin Orange Tree

Lamp of the Week: Calamondin Orange Tree

The 18″ Calamondin Orange Tree is a Century Studios original shade design. Calamondin Orange plants blossom and bear fruit simultaneously, lending inspiration for this colorful shade. With just under 2050 individual pieces, the pattern features a wealth of detail and is the most elaborate shade design we offer. Sprightly white blossoms and ripe fruit intermingle…

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16″ Geometric with Band of Squares

16″ Geometric with Band of Squares

Tiffany Studios designed a variety of geometric shades that feel at home in any decor. These elegantly simple designs emphasize the glass selected for the shade. For this 16″ Geometric with Band of Squares we chose a light butter yellow glass with a soft mottle for the main body of the shade. The accent rows…

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Lamp of the Week: 22″ Peony

Lamp of the Week: 22″ Peony

Known in Eastern cultures as “the flower of riches and honor”, the peony is a favorite Tiffany floral motif which appears on a variety of lamp shades. With its large, showy blooms, the peony has over 40 varieties whose flowers vary from a single row of petals to deeply ruffled blossoms. Peony flowers come in…

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16″ Turtleback

16″ Turtleback

A classic Tiffany Studios design, the 16″ Turtleback shade features a decorative band of hand cut “turtleback” tiles bookmarked by an upper and lower geometric ground. The richly mottled emerald green glass selected for the body of the shade provides a contrast to the sparkling tiles. The simplicity of the design is enhanced by the…

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Lamp of the Week: 28″ Daffodil

Lamp of the Week: 28″ Daffodil

The 28″ Daffodil is covered in flowers reaching skyward on slender stems swaying gently in a light breeze. The distinctive flowers are a sunny combination of ring mottled, streaky, and textured glasses, while the stems and leaves are blended together from over ten different shades of green. Around the lower portion of the shade, the…

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20″ Waterlily

20″ Waterlily

We completed the 20″ Waterlily shade this past week. Waterlily flowers in pink and white gently float on the rippled surface of the pond alongside large lily pads. Textured glasses feature predominately in this shade in the water, pads and border rows. The shade is shown on the elegant Library base (23.5″ tall). The shade…

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Lamp of the Week: 14″ Tulip

Lamp of the Week: 14″ Tulip

Tiffany Studios designed tulip shades in a variety of sizes and shapes, and this 14″ Tulip has the light, airy feel of a fresh Spring day. The flowers in this playful design are bursting with energy and movement. Crisp pink tulips rise up from lively green leaves to play against the fracture streamer sky glass….

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20″ Waterlily, Part 1

20″ Waterlily, Part 1

We hit the ground running this January with several lamps being worked on concurrently alongside preparing waxes for lamp bases that were taken to the foundry last week. While Irwin Terry was engaged in soldering a shade, Bill Campbell worked on the layout for a 20″ Waterlily being created for a client in Indiana.  Bill…

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Lamp of the Week: 12″ Acorn

Lamp of the Week: 12″ Acorn

Small accent lamps like this 12″ Acorn on the Tobacco Leaf base (15″ tall) add a splash of color and interest to any interior. This shade design was original called a Vine Border by Tiffany Studios, but today it is commonly referred to as an Acorn. The gentle shift in color from white at the…

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20″ Daffodil Turban

20″ Daffodil Turban

The 20″ Daffodil Turban is one of the many Tiffany Studios lamp shade designs that feature Louis C. Tiffany’s favorite flower. The turban shape of the shade and the multiple horizontal borders give the impression that the flowers are bursting forth with springtime vigor. Created in vibrant tones for a client in Michigan, the shade…

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