Tiffany Studios New York "Windswept Tulip" Table Lamp
The shade of this Tiffany Studios New York "Windswept Tulip" table lamp is comprised of brightly-colored tulips, in the fullest state of bloom, dancing serenely in the Spring breeze against a deep blue sky. Louis Comfort Tiffany had quite the affinity for the tulip flower, but rarely recreated a composition that had the dynamic and joyous movement that can be found in this piece. The colorful, leaded glass shade sits atop a patinated bronze library base.
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- Curator's Notes
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Circa: 1903
Dimensions: 16" diameter (shade), 21.5" height (full lamp with base)
Materials: Leaded glass, Bronze
Shade Signed: “Tiffany Studios New York”
Base Signed: “Tiffany Studios New York 29729”
Literature: Similar shade pictured in The Lamps of Tiffany, by Dr. Egon Neustadt, New York: The Fairfield Press, 1970, p. 135, plate 192; Similar base pictured in Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: An illustrated reference to over 2000 models, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988, p. 75, plate 289
The movement in the composition of this lamp, bordering on a beautiful chaos, is nearly unique among the more serenely composed arrangements that are usually found in Louis Comfort Tiffany's creations, making this table lamp an ideal statement piece in a charmingly smaller scale.