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Tiffany Studios Lamps and Glass at Masterpiece London

Lillian Nassau LLC is pleased to be exhibiting, for the first time, at the Masterpiece London Fair, from June 30th to July 5, 2011.

For over sixty-five years, Lillian Nassau has been the pre-eminent dealer in the work of Tiffany Studios and the Art Nouveau period. Mrs. Nassau, with her singular taste and vision, is credited with reviving global interest in the Art Nouveau period and the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany Studios.

Lillian Nassau has a direct and meaningful connection to Masterpiece London. In 1899, at the Grafton Galleries in London, French art dealer Siegfried Bing introduced the world to Art Nouveau and the designs of Tiffany Studios.  L’Art Nouveau was both the name of Bing’s gallery in Paris (founded in 1895) and the name for this important era in the history of the decorative arts.

Lillian Nassau will be presenting much of what Bing presented: Tiffany Studios lamps, Tiffany favrile glass, metalwork, windows, and mosaics as well as the work of notable French artists of the period, including Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat, Auguste Delaherche, and Clement Massier. The original poster for this landmark exhibition by the English artist Frank Brangwyn will also be on view in the gallery’s stand, #D11.

While not well known today outside the academic and museum world, Siegfried Bing is a pivotal figure in the history of modern decorative arts. He began his career as a dealer in Japanese and Chinese arts and was the publisher of the journal Artistic Japan. The exotic illustrations in his influential journal inspired a generation of artists and designers, particularly those whose works exemplify the Art Nouveau taste.

Eager to expand his artistic horizons, Bing traveled to America in 1894. His enthusiasm and praise for what he saw were the inspiration for his book Artistic America. Bing was particularly taken with the vibrant originality of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Soon after meeting the charismatic Tiffany, Bing commissioned leaded-glass windows based on the designs of eleven prominent French painters, among them Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, and Vuillard. When Bing returned to Paris, he became Tiffany’s dealer, placing important works in private and museum collections in Europe. Both Bing and Tiffany triumphed in 1900 at the Paris Exposition Universelle, gaining recognition and winning numerous awards.

And now, over a century later, at Masterpiece, Lillian Nassau LLC  salutes the genius of Siegfried Bing, L’Art Nouveau, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Mrs. Lillian Nassau with a presentation that celebrates a renowned past.

Tiffany Lamp » How do you know if your authentic Tiffany lamp?

How do you know if your authentic Tiffany lamp? Nowadays, the term "Tiffany lamp" is a generic term that describes each lamp stained glass, but how do you know when your lamp is a real Tiffany lamp , made ​​by Tiffany Studios is not always easy. Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, owner of Tiffany & Co. (known for jewelry set, endSilver and luxury goods), Tiffany lamps produced from 1890 through 1930, when Louis C. Tiffany died. These lamps are very rare and valuable, ranging from $ 3,500 to over $ 2,000,000 dollars, with a gallery in New York (Macklowe Gallery) recently raised the price of euro 3.5 million U.S. dollars for a lamp in his collection. These lamps were all alone, with no two exactly the same. The lamps, which tend to charge a higher price, lamps, have a range of vibrant colors and intricate patterns, particularly those with complex floral motifs.

The simplest of lines and patterns that the lamp is less worthy. This is partly because of the intricate designs and colors have been, which was much more labor hours to complete. Although this article can help you find a definitive answer to the question if you get an authentic Tiffany lamp, you will still need to take the> Lamp, an expert, because there are many false that there will also talk to the most educated expert on antiques a run for their money this way. So what can be done to determine whether you should take the lamp to a specialist? Here are some simple things to look for: Look closely at the shadow. An original Tiffany lamp is most likely suffered at least a couple of breaks or cracks and if you type in the shade, you should hear the tinkling of glass. If any area of ​​theThe glass is firmly in place and there are no cracks visible, if not impossible, it's pretty safe to say that you have an original Tiffany.

Tiffany lamps should almost always a base that is important. Often in the shadow is also stamped and numbered. The stamp should read: Tiffany Studios in capital letters and in a very simple character. If the font has any type of flowering, as the few lines that come out of the sides of the horizontal line of the "T",is a fake. This applies even if the lamp with a stamp "Tiffany & Co." since there are lights that produced under this name.

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