Tiffany Studios New York "Curtain Border" Chandelier
This exquisite curtain-border chandelier is suspended from a matching plafonnier canopy crowned with an upper band of filigree, a delicate ornamental metalwork of twisted wires, and fitted with eight pulled-feather tulip shades, so called for their combed glass decoration that creates a soft, feather-like pattern within the form. The dome is dominated by a broad field of mottled amber and yellow glass tiles, while the lower register, in lighter tones of lemon yellow and yellow-green, is composed of vertical panels arranged to evoke gadrooning, a series of convex, fluted lobes often used in classical decorative arts, and punctuated by a border of four-pointed stars, adding a rhythmic geometric accent to the design. The bottom border is composed of a row of ripple glass panels. Ripple Glass was a variety of textured glass made using a moving table and a roller geared to move slightly faster. It was used extensively by Tiffany as early as 1878 and often mimicked the appearance of water, or in this case, the fringe of a curtain.
Item #: L-22031
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1905
Dimensions: 24" diameter, 60" height.
Materials: Leaded Glass, Favrile Glass, Patinated Bronze
Shade Signed: shades engraved 'L.C.T'
Base Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 1515-17
Literature: Duncan, Alastair, and Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. 1981. Tiffany at Auction. New York: Rizzoli. p. 169 pl. 429. A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, Woodbridge, 2019, p. 296 pl. 1172
Item #: L-22031
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1905
Dimensions: 24" diameter, 60" height.
Materials: Leaded Glass, Favrile Glass, Patinated Bronze
Shade Signed: shades engraved 'L.C.T'
Base Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 1515-17
Literature: Duncan, Alastair, and Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. 1981. Tiffany at Auction. New York: Rizzoli. p. 169 pl. 429. A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, Woodbridge, 2019, p. 296 pl. 1172
Thomas Edison spent his evenings in the family den at Glenmont, illuminated by the warm glow of a Tiffany curtain border floor lamp. Edison and Louis Comfort Tiffany—two defining figures of creativity in the Gilded Age—shared a longstanding friendship rooted in mutual respect for each other’s pioneering work. Their professional paths intersected most notably in the design of the Lyceum Theatre, the first theater to be fully illuminated by electric light. This collaboration marked a pivotal moment in the integration of art and technology, with Edison’s electrical systems enabling Tiffany’s aesthetic vision to be experienced in an entirely new medium.
Thomas Edison spent his evenings in the family den at Glenmont, illuminated by the warm glow of a Tiffany curtain border floor lamp. Edison and Louis Comfort Tiffany—two defining figures of creativity in the Gilded Age—shared a longstanding friendship rooted in mutual respect for each other’s pioneering work. Their professional paths intersected most notably in the design of the Lyceum Theatre, the first theater to be fully illuminated by electric light. This collaboration marked a pivotal moment in the integration of art and technology, with Edison’s electrical systems enabling Tiffany’s aesthetic vision to be experienced in an entirely new medium.
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