The Lamps Of Louis Comfort Tiffany

Louis comfort tiffany 1848 1933 found inspiration in the gardens of laurelton hall his vast country estate on long island s north shore.

The lamps of louis comfort tiffany. There tiffany carefully drew and painted the flowering trees vines flowers and fauna that were the chief ornaments of his prized glass lamps. Celebrated for its handmade craftsmanship and known for its stained glass shade louis comfort tiffany s lamp remains a fixture in museums and living rooms alike. Libri in altre lingue.

When the lamps of louis comfort tiffany was first published in 2005 i very much wanted a copy but balked at the publisher s 75 retail price. The lamps of louis comfort tiffany. That said it exists.

Imagine my delight when i learned that the publisher had reissued the lamps of louis comfort tiffany in this smaller format hardcover edition at a much more affordable 35 retail price. Tiffany garden museum collection in japan. These lamps play heavily on the forms of nature observed by louis comfort tiffany s lamps and feature designs using dragonflies flowers spiderwebs butterflies and peacock feathers the latter lamps are further subdivided into the flowered cone and globe lamps.

Tiffany louis comfort cooke colin frelinghuysen alice cooney mcclelland nancy rachen lars. Louis comfort tiffany son of charles lewis tiffany who originally founded the storied new york company in 1837 produced some extremely interesting ecclesiastical designs even designing some vestments. The lamps of louis comfort tiffany hardcover september 1 2005 by martin eidelberg author alice cooney frelinghuysen author nancy mcclelland author 4 9 out of 5 stars 14 ratings see all formats and editions.

The company s mosaics ceramics enamels and fancy goods were also widely acclaimed and are highly sought after by today s collectors. Illustrated with pieces formerly in the louis c. The exotic jewels of louis comfort tiffany louis comfort tiffany is best known for his gorgeous lamps but his unique jewellery characterised by intense colours unusual stones and exotic motifs has also become highly prized by collectors.

Here we explore the illuminating history of this design in order to shed some light on its long lasting legacy.