Tiffany lamps

The Tiffany lamps are manufactured in a wide variety of shapes, designs, and colors with a quality of realization as in the past, they are sold today throughout the world.

Tiffany lamps with a lampshade as a work of art

The Tiffany lamp with its unique creation symbolizes originality, and manual work. Its success is still as great every year. Its extremely complicated assembly, on a base realized as a sculpture makes it a true work of art.

They all have something original, the lampshade that projects a warm luminosity and color, or their styles art nouveau or art deco, will suit all styles of decorations.
Tiffany lamps were made to light your house, but also to give a beautiful decoration to your interior. Lamps enrich your decor and create a unique light for every room in your home.

The Tiffany lamp and the manufacturing process of its lampshade

The stained glass window of each shade is made of glass, it is the basic material, it is cut to take the desired shape. The small pieces of glass are assembled to create a decoration on the stained glass window. The pieces of glass are surrounded in copper foil and soldered with tin, in the past lead was used, but to comply with regulations, today's products use tin.

A Tiffany lamp from our lighting store is manufactured according to the traditional method of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the stained-glass windows are welded with tin, assembled by hand, the stained-glass window is very solid, the glasses used are glass; opalescent, striated, hammered, spotted, spotted, combed, draped, wavy, cabochons, confettis. Each lighting is a real work of art, a light emitted by a Tiffany table lamp with stained glass, will not leave you indifferent.

In the past, this technique was used to create stained glass windows in churches. American artist Louis Comfort also created a large number of stained glass windows.
Hundreds of pieces of glass assembled together make a large number of different models and sizes possible. Most stained glass windows are inspired by nature and often represent fauna and flora and geometric shapes for art deco models. Many luminaires are, for example, created in the Jugend style.

What is the difference between original Tiffany lamps and copies?

These lightings having been realized more than 70 years ago fell into the public domain and are thus reproduced in all legality.

The original lamps :

They were created at Tiffany Studios in New York. Generally an original model is marked with a number and a signature. Auctions in the United States are at an all-time high and there are no lamps under $20,000.

Reproductions of Tiffany style lamps:

The lamps are exact or inspired copies of works made by louis Comfort. The Tiffany lamps that you can buy in our lighting store, are of this model, always inspired by the most beautiful old lamps, they cost between 25 € and 300 € for the most expensive.

The different lamps:

• Tiffany lamps small: Small luminaires are often used in rooms or locations requiring little light. You can discover original lamps like the tortoise lamp.
• Medium Tiffany lamps: The medium size models have the advantage of being used to light a wide range of interiors. You will find the classic table lamps, or to work desk lamps with a specific shade to improve lighting in a specific location.
• Tiffany lamps big: Large table lamps are often the most impressive, the most beautiful models are inspired by famous models, like the Wisteria lamps or the Flying lady, which are exceptional lamps that require the assembly of hundreds of pieces of glass.

Tiffany lights are reproductions of the most beautiful models of the American artist, all have CE and RoHs certification (guaranteed lead and mercury free) and are equipped with a switch and a wire block system.

For each room of your house, you will find an adequate lighting, so for the room, the bedside lamps will illuminate you of a sufficient light, without dazzling you. They are sometimes represented by stained glass in the shape of animals like the parrot or the butterfly with a coloured Tiffany glass. The living room and kitchen will be more suitable for large models, with a special decoration like the "Flying lady" amazing model that can be found (the original model) in a famous hotel in Normandy.

For your Tiffany lamp, you can use classic or energy saving LED bulbs.

Artist Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933)

He is a famous American artist, he is the author of these lights with colored stained glass lampshades. Louis Comfort Tiffany is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest Art Nouveau artists. Originally a painter of paintings, he became a great pond of glass to art at the age of 27. His intention was to create a shade of coloured glass in the style of art nouveau. Tiffany's works became famous, then as today an original Tiffany lamp was reserved for high society, and he founded the jewelry business with the production of luminaires, and porcelain. In 1902, Louis Comfort Tiffany offered more than 300 models of lamps.