UK STAINED GLASS NEWS in 2009
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Tiffany: Lamps and Metalware
Alastair Duncan
Published by Antique Collectors Club
ISBN13: 978-1-85149-517-7
Retail Price £95.00
Reviewed by Ed Potterton
This book weighs in at over 3.5 kgs, with 527 pages and over 1937 photographs. It is something of a catalogue of Tiffany Lamps and Metalware.
At first glance I thought it was attempting to be competition for Neustadt's "The Lamps of Tiffany" but it is not. Neustadt's
book is a learned text book with considerable discussion about minutiae in the designs. It is aimed fairly and squarely at Antique Collectors, but looks to be of considerable interest to those of us who like to make Tifany look-a-likes. It is inspirational even, and should move the more adventurous to try something a little different!
This later book itself states it cannot be called a catalogue of Tiffany Lamps or Metalware, as such a thing
is an impossibility. Maybe, but it looks like one, and each section has a preamble with reference to the Tiffany Catalogues and price
lists, patents, and signatures. There is a huge number of excellent photographs, many of them colour plates, each one numbered. Each
item pictured has its Tiffany Catalogue number and name alongside
The index has a chronological list of model numbers produced by the Tiffany Studios. I have a feeling there will not be much out there
that is not featured.
There are ten chapters:
Oil Lamnp Bases
Electric Lamps
Leaded shades
Floor Lamps
Hanging Shades
Sconces
Misc Articles
Candlesticks
Fancy Goods
Desk Sets
How do I rate this book (as a stained glass artist):
Aesthetic Interest # # # # #
I really liked the book from an inspirational point of view. However I would have liked a little more technical detail. Added to my Christmas list already.
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