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| Lighting from behind |
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| Lighting from the front |
Ikea Commercial Lamps (pair / 19" diameter)
Status: Not available
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| No external lighting |
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| External lighting |
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| Snapshot of the original Ikea Commercial |
Flowering Lotus Lamp (18" diameter)
Status: Not available (ever)
I fell in love with this lamp when I saw the picture and read the following (excerpted) newspaper article:
Forms and patterns to reproduce Tiffany lamps are available but, I was unable to find this one. Thinking that I'd have to make my own form and pattern, I visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to take extensive photographs of their version (which is blue rather than green).
I just happened to share my pictures with Trina at the local glass shop and she recognized the pattern as one that Odyssey calls "Flowering Lotus". I have no idea why Odyssey felt the need to change the name but I ended up going the Odyssey route.
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| No external lighting |
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| External lighting |
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| External lighting |
I fell in love with this lamp when I saw the picture and read the following (excerpted) newspaper article:
NEW YORK - It's the Holy Grail of Tiffany lamps, a sublime stained-glass shade of lilies in soft hues of pink and green, cascading down in an oblong bell to a bronze base molded to resemble the delicate pads in the water.
There's only one left in the world for sale - the other seven variations are in museums or private collections - and it can be yours from the Macklowe Gallery in New York for a mere $3.5 million.
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| Tiffany Pond Lily Table Lamp at Macklowe Gallery, NYC |
Forms and patterns to reproduce Tiffany lamps are available but, I was unable to find this one. Thinking that I'd have to make my own form and pattern, I visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to take extensive photographs of their version (which is blue rather than green).
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| Tiffany Pond Lily Table Lamp at LACMA |
I just happened to share my pictures with Trina at the local glass shop and she recognized the pattern as one that Odyssey calls "Flowering Lotus". I have no idea why Odyssey felt the need to change the name but I ended up going the Odyssey route.
Oriental Poppies Lamp (26" diameter)
Status: Not available
We saw this lamp in an antique store in Carmel, CA (though it was clear that the lamp was new construction). After our experience with the Peacock lamp, we were very surprised that the shop's owner was very willing to allow me to photograph it from every angel. My intent was to, eventually, create my own form and pattern from the photos. The project went unstarted for a couple of years.
When I went to start it, Trina at my local glass shop recognized the pattern as Tiffany's Oriental Poppies. As is the case with many Tiffany lamps, I was able to buy the form, pattern and all of the brasses from Odyssey.
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| No external lighting |
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| External lighting |
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| No external lighting |
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| External lighting |
We saw this lamp in an antique store in Carmel, CA (though it was clear that the lamp was new construction). After our experience with the Peacock lamp, we were very surprised that the shop's owner was very willing to allow me to photograph it from every angel. My intent was to, eventually, create my own form and pattern from the photos. The project went unstarted for a couple of years.
When I went to start it, Trina at my local glass shop recognized the pattern as Tiffany's Oriental Poppies. As is the case with many Tiffany lamps, I was able to buy the form, pattern and all of the brasses from Odyssey.
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| Inspiration Lamp |
Flower Lamp (pair / 16.5" diameter)
Status: Available (shades only)
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| No external lighting |
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| External lighting |
Prairie Lamp (pair /4" diameter)
Status: Not available (shades only)
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| No external lighting |
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| External lighting |
Peacock Lamp (24" diameter)
Status: Not available
I was inspired to do this lamp when I saw a similar lamp in a stained glass shop in San Juan Bautista. I asked if they might know where I could buy the form and pattern and was given a very cold shoulder. Thinking that I might try making my own form and pattern (something that I'd never tried to do before), I asked if they would mind if I took a few pictures. They asked us to leave.
When we got home, I checked to see if the shop had a website. They did and the picture on the main page was of the lamp that they wouldn't let me photograph. I was in business and went on to create my own form and pattern.
Finding the correct brass for this lamp was particularly difficult. I finally found a website with all of the pieces and a person on the phone to assure me that all would go together. Even then, I ordered the rods in a couple of different lengths so I could experiment to see what worked best.
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| No external lighting |
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| External lighting |
I was inspired to do this lamp when I saw a similar lamp in a stained glass shop in San Juan Bautista. I asked if they might know where I could buy the form and pattern and was given a very cold shoulder. Thinking that I might try making my own form and pattern (something that I'd never tried to do before), I asked if they would mind if I took a few pictures. They asked us to leave.
When we got home, I checked to see if the shop had a website. They did and the picture on the main page was of the lamp that they wouldn't let me photograph. I was in business and went on to create my own form and pattern.
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| The inspiration lamp (San Juan Bautista) |
Finding the correct brass for this lamp was particularly difficult. I finally found a website with all of the pieces and a person on the phone to assure me that all would go together. Even then, I ordered the rods in a couple of different lengths so I could experiment to see what worked best.
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| Brasswork for the Peacock Lamp (bulbs are usually turned to the side) |
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