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Hanging Tiffany Lamps - A Look into the Past - 2

...That was not to last. By the 1950s they were back in vogue and in fact they had become so popular that they were now being found in museums and seriously collected by avid collectors. In 1998 two Tiffany lamps made history by each bringing almost $2 million dollars at auction.

The earlier Tiffany shades made by Louis Comfort Tiffany personally are usually inscribed L.C.T. or Favrile while the lead glass shades have a metal signature tags.

Tiffany shades encompass several design styles such as Favrile, geometric, and floral. Geometrics were made from squares, rectangles, triangles, and ovals and where the simplest of designs.

Cones, rhomboids, and ellipses followed. The transition was then to flowers which were elaborate and breathtaking. But Tiffany continued to be inspired by nature and soon began to produce shapes that included dragonflies, peacocks, spider webs, insects, leaf patterns, dogwoods, trees and any other shapes related to nature.

Today choices are simply endless. From red jeweled eyes, to orange dragonflies to decadent roses to the blues of the sea Tiffany designs have it all to offer. There's nothing ordinary about hanging Tiffany lamps or any other Tiffany lamp. Every piece is a work of art and every piece is unique and mesmerizing and breathtaking.

And if a hanging lamp isn't what you want not to worry. Tiffany has a great selection of table lamps, accent lamps, floor lamps, and chandeliers. There is simply a design and style for every home and every room.

Louis Comfort Tiffany was a versatile designer of extraordinary range that continuously worked outside the box with his stained glass designs driven by his unique vision. He saw no project as unobtainable and continuously sought to outdo his last creation or his last design. His mission was to continue to provide exquisite beauty that received the recognition that the decorative arts so deserved.

Tiffany lamps have always been recognized around the world for their superior quality and hand crafted designs and styles. Don't be fooled by knock offs claiming to be Tiffany. Spend some time examining a true Tiffany and you'll never be fooled again. And remember if the price sounds too good to be true it is!

Other manufacturers have been attempting to fly on the coattails of Tiffany for years but there simply is no other lamp that has the quality or artistic impression of a true Tiffany lamp. Be sure you know hat you are buying.

Hanging Tiffany lamps continue to be highly sought after today.

As you can see, lamp styles and types are not hard to choose from. You either have a table for a table lamp, floor space for a floor lamp, or wall space for a wall lamp. Simple as that. Then you can just choose the style that will best suit your dcor, and you have got a lamp that goes.

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