A Leaded Opalescent Glass Table Lamp
In the Tiffany Taste, Late 20th Century
In the manner of Tiffany
- Period
- Late 20th Century, circa 1975–1985
- Origin
- Unknown; likely United States or Europe
- Materials
- Leaded opalescent glass, patinated cast metal
- Dimensions
- —
- Condition
- —
$1,800
The Story
A leaded glass table lamp executed in the late twentieth-century Tiffany revival tradition. The domed shade is built from cut segments of opalescent slag glass in tones of swirling lavender, rose, and cerulean, arranged in a diagonal diamond trellis pattern. This upper section meets a rich horizontal frieze worked with six-petalled cream blossoms centered by ruby tesserae, set against a ground of mottled amber, wine, and aventurine glass shards. The shade terminates in an undulating apron of broad petal-form segments.
The shade sits upon a pierced metal heat cap with an urn finial, supported by a cast metal standard. The stem and spreading circular base are cast with stylised overlapping acanthus and waterleaf motifs, finished in a dark antique bronze-toned patination. The construction employs traditional copper foil technique to assemble the glass panels, reproducing the decorative principles established by Tiffany Studios at the turn of the twentieth century.
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