Louis Comfort Tiffany Wisteria Table Lamp

Louis comfort tiffany son of charles lewis tiffany founder of tiffany co.

Louis comfort tiffany wisteria table lamp.

Is an american artist and designer best known for his work with stained glass especially lamps he founded his own glassmaking firm in 1885 which by 1902 became known as tiffany studios. For the tiffany design studio designers the color was more important than proper form. He was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the associated artists which included lockwood de. Louis comfort tiffany son of the founder of tiffany co opened a stained glass company in new york in 1885.

Wisteria table lamp was created in 1902 by louis comfort tiffany in art nouveau modern style. The shade contains pieces of stained glass each hand cut and wrapped in fine copper foil. Louis comfort tiffany february 18 1848 january 17 1933 was an american artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass he is the american artist most associated with the art nouveau and aesthetic movements. This wisteria table lamp is a tiffany lamp designed by clara driscoll in 1901.

Clara driscoll wisteria table lamp ca. The base has an exquisite tree trunk design to accent the wisteria shade. In many of the flower designed tiffany lamps the form came secondary to the color esthetic and in many examples texture and tone take precedence over botanical accuracy. Tiffany studios gift of dr.

The wisteria lamp has been handcrafted using methods first developed by louis comfort tiffany.