Tiffany Lamps

A leaded glass and patinated bronze Nautilus table lamp by Tiffany Studios, the shade constructed from glass tiles arranged in the precise logarithmic spiral of a nautilus shell, graduating from deep emerald and teal at the crown through luminous yellow-green at the center to soft cream-white at the open mouth — a color sequence that transforms entirely when lit. The patinated bronze base is cast in low relief, the slender stem curving upward to a raised floral boss at the shell's axis point. An early example of one of the most distinctive and sought-after of all Tiffany lamp designs, first patented on May 2, 1899, and exhibited that same year at Siegfried Bing's landmark Tiffany exhibition at the Grafton Galleries, London. Stamped to the underside: Tiffany Studios New York, no. 28537.

Height: 14 inches.

A leaded glass and patinated bronze Vine Border table lamp by Tiffany Studios, the domed 16-inch shade set with mottled green and yellow-green glass tiles in a geometric grid, with a continuous border of amber and orange leaves on sinuous vine stems encircling the lower register. The glass transitions from deep emerald at the crown to yellow-green at the apron, becoming luminous citrus and amber when lit. The patinated bronze Greek urn base on four cabriole legs with a shaped platform foot is an early transitional form from the period when Tiffany Studios was converting its lamp designs from kerosene to electricity. Urn base no. 185. Stamped to the shade rim: Tiffany Studios New York.

Height: 21½ in. / Shade diameter: 16 in.

A leaded glass and patinated bronze Swirling Oak Leaf table lamp by Tiffany Studios, the domed 18-inch shade set with richly mottled amber glass tiles in a geometric grid, with a broad swirling border of oak leaves and acorns rendered in extraordinary iridescent glass ranging from deep amber and orange through olive green to flashes of cobalt blue. The quality of the glass is exceptional — each leaf individually selected for color and texture, the iridescent surface shifting and deepening as the light moves across it. The slender patinated bronze column base rises from a stepped circular foot. Stamped to the shade rim: Tiffany Studios New York, no. 600.

Shade diameter: 18 in. (45.7 cm.)

A leaded-glass and patinated-bronze Poppy table lamp by Tiffany Studios, the conical 20-inch shade set with large open poppy blooms in deep crimson and scarlet, through orange and amber, the petals rendered in granite-backed glass of exceptional reflective depth, against radiating background panels in golden yellow shifting to green and blue. A lower border of densely leaded poppy seedheads and foliage in olive and yellow-green completes the composition above a geometric iridescent apron. The shade carries two distinct compositions on opposite sides — a practice Tiffany employed in his finest floral lamps so that the piece could be rotated with the seasons. The twisted rope stem rises from a heavily chased circular foot decorated with poppy leaves, the original patina of rich brown and verdigris green of exceptional quality. Stamped to the shade rim: Tiffany Studios New York, no. 1531-24.

Shade diameter: 20 in

A leaded glass and patinated bronze Apple Blossom table lamp by Tiffany Studios, the domed 16-inch shade with raised branches against a ground of opalescent glass graduating from milky white at the crown to apple green at the base. The flowers are rendered in granite-backed glass, with petals transitioning from white to pink, deeper-pink buds, and rare yellow chunk-jewel glass centers of exceptional brilliance — a combination of techniques indicating a special-order piece of considerably higher specification than standard production. The patinated bronze cushion is on four feet. Stamped to the shade rim: Tiffany Studios New York

Shade diameter: 16 in.