Is it an Original Tiffany Lamp?
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An original Tiffany lamp is one that was created and
designed by Tiffany Studios. As an historical fact, Louis Comfort
Tiffany never actually made any of the lamps himself, but just oversaw
their production and design. Tiffany personally guided the lamps
through all stages of their creation at his studio between 1899-1920.
This not only included the shades, but the handmade bronze bases as
well.
How can a buyer know that a lamp is an original
Tiffany? According to Alistair
Duncan, Tiffany expert and author of the book Louis Comfort
Tiffany, the glass is the identifying
characteristic.
"A lamp’s style or signature isn't the only criteria from
which to judge it," she said. "Some models only had the base signed,
some the shades. But provenance, or a history of its owners,
is probably more important. Though some lamps may come onto the market
from someone’s attic and, therefore, not have a provenance. The first
thing I try to establish is a provenance."
It’s
important to note that much of the genuine work of Louis
Tiffany and Tiffany Studios was NOT marked or signed in any
way. However, it’s often easy to forge Tiffany signatures on
similar-looking period or reproduction items.
Many
genuine Tiffany pieces that weren’t signed originally have probably had
forged signatures added to them to increase their worth and make them
easier to sell.
Tiffany Reproductions
Price range for Tiffany reproductions is usually between $500 to $5000 in the USA.
"Tiffany style" lamp is a lamp made by the same original
technique used by Tiffany studios, but
totally new designs crafted by different artists. Often they will
resemble a Tiffany design, but have subtle
differences.
"Tiffany style" lamps will
begin at the price of about $100 and reach as much as $5000 depending
on their quality and size.
Tiffany Style also refers to stained glass works
inspired by the original masterpieces of Art Nouveau
artists, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Mackintosh,
and Gustav
Stickley among others.
What Is The Cost Of A Real
Tiffany?
Today, original Tiffany Stained Glass Lamps now easily bring
$30,000 to $40,000 each when one occasionally comes on the
market.
Christie's Auction House has
sold an original lamp for $2.8 mill. The highest price paid
for an original stained glass window at a Christie's Auction was $1.9
mill in 2000.
Christie's, that has a
Tiffany sale each year, said the demand for these items is strong and
growing.
The City of Duluth, Minnesota,
has a 115 year old, 12-foot tall Tiffany stained glass window – "The
Face of Princess Minnehaha, standing in front of Minneapolis' Minnehaha
Falls". It was appraised at close to $3 million.
The Tiffany style table and
floor lamps that you buy today are interpretations or reproductions of
the original Tiffany lamps.
Tiffany
Patterns
 
These beautiful art works of
stained glass includes Tiffany stained glass pattern windows,
Tiffany style sconces,
stained
glass fireplace
screens, Tiffany style ceiling lamps, as well as Tiffany
floor
lamps and Tiffany
lamps.
These pieces are recognized by the many pieces of stained
glass held together by the world famous copperfoil construction
(pdf) developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Many of Louis Tiffany patterns such as,
Peacock Feather, Dragonfly, Cherry Blossom, Colonial Tulip, and Fishscale are available at Smashing Stained
Glass.
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