Counter Balance Desk Lamp

Counter Balance Desk Lamp with Damascene Shade

Description

Tiffany Studios produced various styles of counter balance lamps, this model having an all-bronze base and Damascene shade.  The Damascene shade is green opalescent glass on the outside, and lined with ivory opalescent glass. The pattern in the shade is a decorative gold iridescent "Wave" design, and the base has a red-brown patina. The angle of the base and tilt of the shade are both adjustable. Shade inscribed: LCT Favrile. Base stamped: TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/417.  Height: 15". Diameter of shade: 7".

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References:

Duncan, Alastair. Louis Comfort Tiffany: An Illustrated Reference to Over 2000 Models.  Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., Suffolk. 2007. p.87, fig.342.

Koch, Robert.  Louis C. Tiffany: The Collected Works of Robert Koch. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., PA. 2001. pps.186, 235, 266 (similar examples).