WHAT: When a Tiffany Studios Geranium table lamp brought $94,800 in a James D. Julia auction in Maine, the fine shade had a lot to do with the result. Measuring 17 inches in diameter, the color, ...
When Louis Comfort Tiffany first fashioned lamp shades from cut glass, his stated purpose was to bring good art to American homes. Yeh Ching-hung (葉青弘) has the same goal, except he's more concerned ...
When you think of stained glass, the name Tiffany probably comes to mind — those luminescent lamp shades or a stained glass window in a church or cathedral. But Louis Comfort Tiffany and his studio of ...
The invention of the electric light bulb didn’t just introduce an improved, more convenient, safer light source. It gave ...
At the encouragement of his friend Thomas Edison, interior designer Louis Comfort Tiffany invented an electric lamp with a stained-glass base and shade. He sold the first one in 1899, and the lamps ...
The stained-glass lamps glow like jewels in the new Tiffany exhibit at The History Museum. The most challenging task for a visitor might be picking a favorite. Decisions, decisions. For me, it would ...