Signed Tiffany Studios Favrile Glass Lamp, The Twilight

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Jul 14, 2022

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• Lot Description
  Tiffany Studios, New York, New York, USA. "The Twilight" boudoir lamp, ca. 1902 to 1920. Signed "L.C.T." on underside of the Favrile glass base. A stunning Art Nouveau boudoir lamp comprised of a Tiffany Favrile glass twisted stem base with a scalloped mouth, a Tiffany Favrile glass ruffled edge shade that resembles an inverted floral blossom, and a Plume & Atwood milk glass and brass oil lamp font burner known as "The Twilight" (the shade ring stamped with this name and the burner knob marked "P & A Mfg. Co. Acorn").The peg shaped reservoir of the burner unit is an opaque white hue with pulled green leaf motifs, and a brass fitting on the tip to fit into the Tiffany Favrile glass base and sit below the Tiffany Favrile glass shade. The brass burner lifts off easily to refill the lamp, and the adjuster knob for the cotton wick still operates perfectly. The Tiffany Favrile glass shade and base shimmer with beautiful iridescence of fuchsia, aqua, and violet hues. Size: 8.5" L x 2.25" W (21.6 cm x 5.7 cm)
  
  Louis Comfort Tiffany developed a type of iridescent art glass called Favrile glass in the 1890s, patenting Favrile glass in 1894. The name "Favrile" was derived from an Old English word "Frabrile" which means hand made. Favrile glass stands apart from other types of iridescent glass, because the coloring is actually embedded into the glass itself. Winning the grand prize at the 1900 Paris Exposition solidified Tiffany's international fame as one of the stars of Art Nouveau glassmaking!
  
  Tiffany's experimentation with Favrile glass led to his discovery that treating molten glass with metallic oxides increased the level of absorption and resulted in mesmerizing iridescence as one can see in this example. This innovation was a marked improvement over earlier glassworks that were painted over with enamels in order to amplify their brilliance. By contrast, Tiffany's glassworks were significantly more impressive, presenting complex coloration as well as sensitively delineated natural forms and motifs. He and his team created organic forms and motifs that were akin to the works of virtuosic painters.
  
  Tiffany Studios manufactured bases and shades out of Favrile glass and assembled boudoir lamps using Plume & Atwood's "The Twilight" burner units which were patented in 1894. Tiffany Studios assembled these lamps and sold them in their showroom on Madison Avenue in New York City. See a comparable lamp at the New York Historical Society Museum & Library website, inventory number: INV.2183a-d
  
  Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000
  
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  Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
  
  #171840

  Condition

  Base is signed "L.C.T." on underside and has a nice polished pontil. There is also a paper collection label over the smoothed pontil. The glass chimney is missing. Chips to the periphery of the lamp shade's rim. Otherwise Tiffany Favrile shade and base are in overall good condition with minor shelf wear and light scuffs commensurate with age. Plume & Atwood font burner: Adjuster knob functions and wick is present. Brass chimney is easily removable and has dark mineral deposits and from use, and wick is also used. Dark toning and patina to brass areas. Light surface stains to milk glass, but intact and excellent.
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