There were times that you thought of Tiffany lamps in an older person’s house, sitting in the “parlor” and treating guests to the kaleidoscope of colors they’re known for. Today, the vibrant colors, intricate designs and overall quality that embodies the Tiffany Lamps crafted by Quoizel, have transcended time to be perfectly gorgeous in just about any style of home.
Tiffany lamps are known to be highly colorful with detailed metalwork and bases that transcend the basic lamp by creating masterful works of art. What’s not so know is that the true, original Tiffany lamp was shepherded by Lewis Comfort Tiffany (son of Charles Tiffany who owned the hugely popular jewelry store) who asked his lead designer, Clara Driscoll, for an idea that would WOW the attendees of the upcoming World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Lewis contributed to the amazing design by developing a new method of creating stained glass works – the hand assembled copper foil technique that allowed more finer control of the metal framework.
Heralded as an absolute design coup, their work became instantly popular among design museums worldwide. It’s all about the details, and original Tiffany lamps had intricately stained glass, meticulously shaped with botanical and geometric designs which extended past the glass “dome” with some of the best parts of the lamps being the imaginative and detailed expressions found in the lamp bases.
The term “Tiffany Lamp” has come to mean not just the original Lewis Comfort Tiffany designs, but due to Tiffany’s dominant influence on the style the term Tiffany Lamp (or Tiffany-style lamp) has come to represent stained glass or leaded lamps (even those not made by Tiffany’s company).
Original Tiffany Lamps are prized possessions of anyone who knows what they have in the palms of their hands… and have fetched truly stounding prices. In fact, in 2018 the auction house Christie’s in New York sold an extremely rate “Pond Lily” table lamp for an absolutely astonishing $3,372,500!
Quoizel has taken the original designs to heart, crafting their modern Tiffany table lamps with the same attention to detail as the originals. Take a look at the Quoizel Venice table lamp - look closely at the intricate floral designs, and the hundreds of small pieces of stained glass that were crafted into this delicate masterpiece.
Quoizel’s Tiffany designs aren’t just for people with Victorian homes from the 1800’s… art glass tiffanies (like the Quoizel Stinson table lamp would be perfectly at home in a modern or contemporary setting.
The Tiffany lamp has been a timeless staple of home décor for over a century. Count on Quoizel to bring you today’s Tiffany designs with the quality and craftsmanship you can only get from true craftsmen.
