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Tiffany Style And Stained Glass Lamps Are Collectible

Considered one of the greatwould be cleaned and given a treatment.
contributions to the Art NouveauThe treatment would involve applying a
movement, stained glass lamps havepatina to the solder.
remained very popular. With aTiffany lamps are characterized by
characteristic stained glass shade,several distinctive patterns. Some
Tiffany lamps became the standard fortiffany designs were based in the use of
these beautiful light fixtures. Takinggeometric shapes ranging from squares
full advantage of the wideningand rectangles to triangles and ovals.
availability electricity, stained glassTiffany also created beautiful floral
lamps are a great example of formpatterns in a variety of shapes. Florals
following function.were often combined with some type of
Following the success of the originalgeometric pattern.
Tiffany designs, many other styles ofCone shaped lamp shades are more
stained glass lamps were produced.difficult to produce. The pieces of
Though the term Tiffany is often used toglass were generally smaller than the
describe stained glass lamps, there isglass used to make geometric shapes. The
only one Tiffany. The concept of a tabledifficult task of creating a cone shape
lamp was not new in the late eighteenshade makes this class of Tiffany lamp
hundreds. Oil and gas table lamps hadmore expensive and highly collectible.
been in wide use by the time ThomasNot all of the shades produced by
Edison and other inventors beganTiffany featured a flat edge. The
marketing electric light bulbs.irregular patterns often came in a globe
The first Tiffany lamps appeared at theshape with edges that were irregularly
turn of the twenty century. Each lampshaped. The patterns were less geometric
was made by hand and reflected the workand more free flowing in design.
of the individual artist. The base ofRegardless of which pattern it is, a
the lamp was typically made of brass orgenuine Tiffany lamp can fetch quite a
bronze. It should be pointed out thathigh price. The highest price ever paid
several copies of a particular designfor a Tiffany lamp at auction is
were made but the lamps were never massreported to be over eight million
produced. Even though several copies ofdollars.
a pattern were produced, each lamp shadeFor those of us who can not afford the
has a one of a kind feel imparted by thehigh price of genuine Tiffany, there are
individual artist. Louis Tiffany gainedsome reasonable alternatives. There are
experience in working with glass as alamp makers who offer reproductions of
maker of stained glass windows. WorkingTiffany patterns for a fraction of the
with pieces of scrap, he began to designcost you might expect to pay for the
lamp shades. He utilized standardgenuine article. There are some very
methods of production that were used inhigh quality reproductions and original
creating stained glass windows.designs done in the Tiffany style by
Leaded stained glass is typically mademodern artists. It is common to see
from cut pieces of colored glass. Aglass mosaic designs on some of the lamp
pattern would be drawn and cut then usedbases.
to score and cut the individual piecesIf you fancy the idea of owning a
of the glass puzzle. The edges of eachgenuine Tiffany lamp, it pays to do your
piece of glass would be covered inhomework. As with any type of
copper metal foil than solderedcollectible, there are many fakes and
together. In the days of Louis Tiffanyknockoffs of the genuine article. There
and until recently, lead based soldersare Tiffany knockoffs are very well made
were used, hence the basis for the termand will certainly fool an untrained
leaded glass. Lead has been removed frombuyer. Be certain to educate yourself
most solders since lead is nowabout the unique qualities of genuine
considered a hazardous material. OnceTiffany before you commit to a purchase.
the soldering is completed, the joints



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