Lamps and Lighting Brighten Collecting Days

Various forms of 19th- and 20th-century lighting were on the minds of collectors at Fontaine’s Fine & Decorative Arts sale on May 20. Though the 538 lots offered also included art glass, leaded glass windows, fine silver, porcelain, paintings, furniture, and jewelry, table lamps took six of the top 10 lots. Bidders snapped up nearly […]

Tiffany Lamp Sets Record Price

Tiffany lamp sells for world record price. An exquisitely detailed Tiffany “Poppy” leaded glass table lamp sold for $541,200 (includes buyer’s premium) at a recent Morphy auction. Morphy’s believes it to be a world record price for a Tiffany Poppy lamp. What sets it apart is the complex artistry of the shade and an exceedingly rare base with 16 iridescent Favrile glass balls supporting the lamp’s stem. Morphy’s has sold other Poppy lamps in the $70,000 to $125,000 range. The auction house’s president, Dan Morphy, noted that the design would had to have been laid out piece by piece, highlighted by the addition of intense cobalt blue glass that’s rarely seen in art glass lamps. “It’s a complex masterpiece,” Morphy says. “It’s one of the greatest artworks to come out of Tiffany Studios.”

 

 

Tiffany Lamp Sells High

A 1910 Tiffany & Co. tulip and bamboo floor lamp sold for $184,000 in a June 2021 Brunk auction. The 5-foot-3-inch-high lamp has a domed leaded glass shade with tulip blossoms on a bronze bamboo-form base. The lamp is stamped “Tiffany Studios New York/7367.” Its excellent condition was part of what brought an auction price almost $100,000 over its pre-sale estimate.