L. C.Tiffany was born in 1848 and lived until 1933. His 
family today operates the well renown TIFFANY & CO
of New York,  known for t`s jewelry and exquisite luxury
items.

During his youth his main interest was painting. He was
a member of the National Academy at the age of 23- an
accomplishment that has yet to have been achieved again.

Tiffany began experimenting  with colored glass during 
the70`s of the 19th century and soon thereafter completed
stained glass windows  for churches. Already in this stage, 
he portrayed colored nature  screens within  his  windows
often  allowing  the glass to resemble plant forms.

With Thomas Edison`s discovery of the electric light bulb,
the artisticly designed lampshade of glass was just a step
away.

Picture taken from: The "lost" Treasures of Louis 
Comfort Tiffany    by  H.F. McKean     (Doubleday)

Picture taken from: The "lost" Treasures of Louis 
Comfort Tiffany    by  H.F. McKean     (Doubleday)

The construction of the lampshades was the same as
of the stained glass windows. Glass cutting patterns 
were made from a drawing ,  thus allowing many glass
parts to be cut. It was out of these pieces then that the 
lampshade was made. 

The conecting of these single glass pieces was made
possible by framing the edges of every piece with a thin
copper foil, which was then soldered to the neighboring 
copper foiled pieces.

This technique, combined with the linking approach 
made shades extremely stable, thus allowing us today 
to still see many of the old originals in museums of the 
United States of America.

Dr. Hans-Peter Grotepass 

The lamps recapture the artistry of the originals through subtle coloration achieved by matching the finest glass available and through meticulous hand-crafting of the metalwork in each shade.

We also professionally restore and repair original Tiffany lamps using long-lost methods that only we have rediscovered.

Please visit our Tiffany Lamps gallery to see our range of shades and bases. E-mail us at any time to inquire about completed lamps that are available and for custom lamp orders. 

We ship worldwide by FedEx, with all glass / bronze items packed professionally in wooden boxes.