Featured Stained Glass Lamp Help

Hey all:

I saw this stained glass lamp in a western Illinois, U.S. historic house this weekend. I do not have access to this lamp, so I can't take the shade off, look for signatures, take any more photos, or touch it in any way. This one image is all that I have. I am not the owner, and didn't feel comfortable asking the owner if I could do any of those things, much as I wanted to.

I believe this lamp may have been in this house for many decades. I doubt if it's a marriage, knowing the person that lives there.

So what can you tell me about who you think might have made it? I have a feeling that it may be very valuable, but really have no idea.

Thanks so much for you help!!

 

I agree, Ghopper...an' also about its age. Folks will be drooling into their keyboard gazing at your solitary pic...Thanks!

 

https://www.abell.com/auction-lot/arts-crafts-bronze-leaded-glass-table-lamp_DA14385AFF

https://www.tfaoi.org/newsm1/n1m173.htm

 

I had a thought it might be Tiffany, but kept my mouth shut 'cause I have no depth in his art...but you've done good work, RT...looks like a Classic from here...Thanks!

 

So….Tiffany?……Really? Wow! But Tiffany’s are usually signed, correct?

 

Replicas are being made.
ebay.com/itm/314306321620

 

True, they are. Some of the fine ones are going for $5K and more, hard as that may be to believe.

I can tell you that the house that the lamp is in was built by Ms. G’s great great grandfather in 1868, and the inhabitants have been accumulating things since then. My feeling is that this is not a reproduction, but I have no proof. If it’s a reproduction then it’s a very old one. I wish I could go back and take a more detailed look, but it’s hours away and it’s fallen out of family ownership, even though the contents remain.

 

I don't like the base for Tiffany .....imo

 

This looks like the same base to me.

https://estatesales.org/online-auctions/antique-victorian-gothic-yellow-green-65759371

Debora

 

Agree on the base.

 

The leading is giving me pause . Looks awfully crude on the top.

 

Ditto Johnny-That's very blobby lead work for Tiffany.Tiffany copies by master craftsmen can indeed cost thousands.
I believe this is an original Tiffany shade closeup-

 

A chance it is deliberate in order to mimic tree branch bark?

I think the base is not original simply because the proportions aren't right....too short.

I'd probably pick it up anyway if the price was right since it's so pretty.

 

Yes, I do think the leading is deliberate.

Thanks for all of your input!! I admit that I feel more confused than ever, but that’s part of the fun….

 

Agree. Looks like standard 1900-30 spelter base with it's old gold paint. Seen a fair number of repro shades that look an awful lot like this one. . . oh, if only we had photos of the details !

 

Not seeing an electrical cord unless it's aligned perfectly behind the base in the photo. Of course no big deal to rewire if needed.

To my eye, the finial looks off. Might be a replacement though.

The treatment of the top seems somewhat crude, but maybe as mentioned it was to look like bark?

I can see why you are asking about it, it's got interesting elements.

Is it for sale?

 

Not Tiffany but looks like it is old (er). Think the rough leading to be intentional and probably the key to identification. Don't think the shade and base went together originally.

 

@Lucille.b

Thanks for your comments. The lamp is in a private home in the U.S. Midwest and has been for many decades. It’s not for sale. If and when I return I’ll get some more photos if the owner is agreeable.

 

@verybrad
Thanks for the perceptive comments. Yes, I was surprised when the Tiffany name came up earlier in the thread, but I’ll entertain anything at this point. Your comments about the leading are spot-on, and in my experience the only shades I’ve seen with similar leading have, in fact, been Tiffanys.

 

Maybe Tiffany had a 'Brutalist' period (NOT).