Tiffany Studios New York Pair of "Pineapple" Candelabrum
This pair of Tiffany Studios’ Twelve-light candelabrum features twelve green Favrile blown-glass bobechés that mimic the silhouette of a closed flower in bloom. Tiffany’s blown glass bronzes were the culmination of years of experimentation. Starting in 1898, Tiffany began a series of reticulated glass fuel lamps based upon Palloncino Venezianas (Venetian balloons). To create these vessels, seventeenth-century Murano artisans would blow glass through wirework cages. While colloquially called the “pineapple”, Tiffany’s glass base was in fact modeled after the pomegranate. During the renaissance, pomegranate textiles proliferated from the caliphate of Süleyman the Magnificent (1520-66) to the dresses of Venetian court ladies.
The sumptuous Italian gold-brocaded red velvets with the pomegranate motif, “zetani vel lutati al lucciolati” as recorded in contemporary documents. were an indication of high social status: luxury, power. and sacredness. Between Tiffany’s glass technique and chosen motif, Tiffany’s blown glass base is a stunning ode to Venice.
Item #: YT-21224
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 15" height, 21" width, 21" depth.
Materials: Favrile Glass, Bronze
Signed: “Tiffany Studios New York (Double Strike) 10091” “Tiffany Studios New York 4253”
Literature: Duncan Alastair and Tiffany Studios (New York N.Y.). 2019. Tiffany Lamps and Metalware : An Illustrated Reference to Over 2000 Models New edition fully revised and extended ed. Woodbridge Suffolk: ACC Art Books. p. 425
Item #: YT-21224
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 15" height, 21" width, 21" depth.
Materials: Favrile Glass, Bronze
Signed: “Tiffany Studios New York (Double Strike) 10091” “Tiffany Studios New York 4253”
Literature: Duncan Alastair and Tiffany Studios (New York N.Y.). 2019. Tiffany Lamps and Metalware : An Illustrated Reference to Over 2000 Models New edition fully revised and extended ed. Woodbridge Suffolk: ACC Art Books. p. 425
A devoted student of light, Louis Comfort Tiffany is best known for his creations highlighting the then-revolutionary technology that was the incandescent light bulb. However, he did not discriminate when it came to sources of light, and created such masterpieces as this alluring candelabra, which gives a graceful stage to the natural flame of candlelight.
A devoted student of light, Louis Comfort Tiffany is best known for his creations highlighting the then-revolutionary technology that was the incandescent light bulb. However, he did not discriminate when it came to sources of light, and created such masterpieces as this alluring candelabra, which gives a graceful stage to the natural flame of candlelight.
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