| Considered one of the great contributions
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| | would be cleaned and given a treatment.
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| to the Art Nouveau movement, stained
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| | The treatment would involve applying a
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| glass lamps have remained very popular.
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| | patina to the solder.
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| With a characteristic stained glass
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| | Tiffany lamps are characterized by
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| shade, Tiffany lamps became the standard
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| | several distinctive patterns. Some
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| for these beautiful light fixtures.
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| | tiffany designs were based in the use of
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| Taking full advantage of the widening
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| | geometric shapes ranging from squares and
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| availability electricity, stained glass
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| | rectangles to triangles and ovals.
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| lamps are a great example of form
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| | Tiffany also created beautiful floral
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| following function.
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| | patterns in a variety of shapes. Florals
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| Following the success of the original
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| | were often combined with some type of
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| Tiffany designs, many other styles of
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| | geometric pattern.
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| stained glass lamps were produced. Though
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| | Cone shaped lamp shades are more
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| the term Tiffany is often used to
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| | difficult to produce. The pieces of glass
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| describe stained glass lamps, there is
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| | were generally smaller than the glass
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| only one Tiffany. The concept of a table
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| | used to make geometric shapes. The
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| lamp was not new in the late eighteen
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| | difficult task of creating a cone shape
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| hundreds. Oil and gas table lamps had
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| | shade makes this class of Tiffany lamp
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| been in wide use by the time Thomas
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| | more expensive and highly collectible.
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| Edison and other inventors began
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| | Not all of the shades produced by Tiffany
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| marketing electric light bulbs.
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| | featured a flat edge. The irregular
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| The first Tiffany lamps appeared at the
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| | patterns often came in a globe shape with
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| turn of the twenty century. Each lamp was
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| | edges that were irregularly shaped. The
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| made by hand and reflected the work of
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| | patterns were less geometric and more
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| the individual artist. The base of the
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| | free flowing in design.
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| lamp was typically made of brass or
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| | Regardless of which pattern it is, a
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| bronze. It should be pointed out that
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| | genuine Tiffany lamp can fetch quite a
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| several copies of a particular design
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| | high price. The highest price ever paid
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| were made but the lamps were never mass
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| | for a Tiffany lamp at auction is reported
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| produced. Even though several copies of a
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| | to be over eight million dollars.
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| pattern were produced, each lamp shade
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| | For those of us who can not afford the
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| has a one of a kind feel imparted by the
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| | high price of genuine Tiffany, there are
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| individual artist. Louis Tiffany gained
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| | some reasonable alternatives. There are
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| experience in working with glass as a
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| | lamp makers who offer reproductions of
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| maker of stained glass windows. Working
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| | Tiffany patterns for a fraction of the
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| with pieces of scrap, he began to design
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| | cost you might expect to pay for the
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| lamp shades. He utilized standard methods
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| | genuine article. There are some very high
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| of production that were used in creating
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| | quality reproductions and original
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| stained glass windows.
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| | designs done in the Tiffany style by
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| Leaded stained glass is typically made
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| | modern artists. It is common to see glass
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| from cut pieces of colored glass. A
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| | mosaic designs on some of the lamp bases.
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| pattern would be drawn and cut then used
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| | If you fancy the idea of owning a genuine
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| to score and cut the individual pieces of
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| | Tiffany lamp, it pays to do your
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| the glass puzzle. The edges of each piece
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| | homework. As with any type of
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| of glass would be covered in copper metal
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| | collectible, there are many fakes and
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| foil than soldered together. In the days
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| | knockoffs of the genuine article. There
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| of Louis Tiffany and until recently, lead
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| | are Tiffany knockoffs are very well made
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| based solders were used, hence the basis
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| | and will certainly fool an untrained
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| for the term leaded glass. Lead has been
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| | buyer. Be certain to educate yourself
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| removed from most solders since lead is
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| | about the unique qualities of genuine
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| now considered a hazardous material. Once
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| | Tiffany before you commit to a purchase.
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| the soldering is completed, the joints
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