FAVRILE TABLE LAMP, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lotto 664

3 0003 500

Bearing the signature H. 44.5, D. 37.5 cm Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) was a pioneering American Art Nouveau designer, best known for his innovative use of glass in decorative arts. In the early 1890s, he developed Favrile glass, a richly iridescent material named after an Old English word meaning ‘handmade’. Unlike surface-painted glass, Favrile glass is coloured throughout, giving it a deep, luminous quality. Patented in 1894, it was crafted in Tiffany’s New York studio by the glassmaker Arthur J. Nash and inspired by ancient Roman and Syrian glass. Its distinctive shimmer was achieved through the use of metallic oxides. Favrile glass earned international recognition, including the Grand Prix at the Paris Exposition of 1900, and became a key feature of Tiffany’s iconic lamps, vases and stained-glass windows.

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