Tiffany Studios New York "Nasturtium" Favrile Stalactite Chandelier
An aura of warm iridescence radiates from this Tiffany Studios New York Favrile glass "Nasturtium" stalactite chandelier , enlivening its low inverted baluster form. The shade features cream colored nasturtium blossoms with green leaves set within a golden, translucent ground. The beauty of the glass technique comes not only from knowing that it was a marvelous technical innovation of its time, but also in the particularly romantic ocular effect it achieves. Through careful and innovative layering of glass forms, Louis Comfort Tiffany managed, in this shade, to create a soft and hazy, inviting and atmospheric effect in which the nasturtium blossoms appear as though within a pleasant mirage. Gold, green, and red iridescence are trapped between clear layers of glass giving this shade astounding levels of depth.
Item #: L-21630
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 8" diameter, 36" height.
Materials: Favrile Glass, Bronze
Provenance: Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services
Item #: L-21630
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 8" diameter, 36" height.
Materials: Favrile Glass, Bronze
Provenance: Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services
Tiffany Studios registered "Favrile" as the trademark for his iridescent glass made by the furnaces at his Corona workshops in 1893, establishing the incredible innovation as one of the most sought-after glass forms in history.
Tiffany Studios registered "Favrile" as the trademark for his iridescent glass made by the furnaces at his Corona workshops in 1893, establishing the incredible innovation as one of the most sought-after glass forms in history.
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