Tiffany Studios New York "Russian" Table Lamp
A Tiffany Studios New York "Russian" table lamp in which intricate patterning in bright clementine hues can be found dancing over a background that graduates from sky blue with interruptions of blush to a resolute royal blue at its apex. Large panels of rippling turtleback glass in deep amber mimic the appearance of decorative windows, or perhaps an alcove in relief, and are framed in starkly cut, rectangular panels of glass in similar orange tones. The lamp sits on a a tapering square columnar based, depicting a different woman on each of the four sides above the inscriptions Veritas, Charitas, Fides and Puritas (Truth, Charity, Loyalty, and Purity.)
- Product Details
- Curator's Notes
Item #: L-20118
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 20.25" diameter (shade), 24" height (full lamp with base)
Materials: Leaded glass, Bronze
Shade Signed: “Tiffany Studios New York 1910”
Base Signed: “Tiffany Studios New York 370”
Literature: Similar shade is pictured in Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: An illustrated reference to over 2000 models, by Alastair Duncan Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd., 2019. p.186, plate 733
With striking resemblance to the patternings and interiors of Russian Orthodox cathedrals, it is wonderfully clear where this inspired lamp got its name.