Tiffany Studios Favrile Art Glass 4Legged Vase Authentic Signed Gold Antique LCT

Tiffany Authentic Favrile Glass Vase w 4 Legs and onion skin ruffled top with original paper label , signed and numbered. Up for sale here, an authentic and very rare ORIGINAL Favrile Art Glass with a intricately scalloped contoured body and 4 Leg base completed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. This antique vase was created entirely by LCT, and still bears the his signature and studio reference number (5431A) on the bottom.

Tiffany Studios has created a lot of fine art glass and stain glass lamps, but of all the stunning masterpieces, the iconic glass vases by Louis Tiffany like the one here, are some of the most desired pieces ever. The color of this vase is just spectacular, as the brilliant gold luster.

Contrasted with the purple iridescent body creates that typical art nouveau feel to bring enjoyment to the room and your table like no other. Additionally it is in excellent condition with without and cracks, chips or nicks. The vase stand at 3" tall by 3" wide at the top. This rare Art glass is listed well below the retail value. PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER TIFANNY STUDIOS ITEMS I HAVE LISTED THIS MONTH INCLUDING TWO BRONZE PEN TRAY IN THE PINE NEEDLE PATTERN WITH CARAMEL SLAG GLASS and GRAPE VINE PATTERN WITH GREEN GLASS, BRONZE ASH TRAY, MATCH HOLDER AND MORE FAVRILE ART GLASS. It was patented in 1894 and first produced in 1896. Glasses because the color is ingrained in the glass itself, as well as having distinctive coloring. Favrile glass was used in Tiffany's. Tiffany founded his first glassmaking firm in 1892, which he called the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. The factory, Tiffany Furnaces, was located in Corona, Queens. New York and managed by the skilled English immigrant Arthur J. It was here that Tiffany established his unique method of glassmaking. Treating molten glass with metallic oxides that absorbed into the glass and created a luxurious iridescent surface effect. Tiffany received the patent for Favrile glass in 1894.

The first Favrile objects were made in 1896. In 1865, Tiffany traveled to Europe. He visited The South Kensington Museum, later renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Whose extensive collection of Roman. Glass made a deep impression on him.

He admired the coloration of medieval glass and was convinced that the quality of contemporary glass could be improved upon. At the 1900 Paris Exposition. Favrile glass won the grand prize in the exposition. Favrile is different from other iridescent glasses because its color is not just on the surface, but embedded in the glass. Fabrile was derived from an Old English.

Word, fabrile , meaning "hand-wrought" or handcrafted. Tiffany later changed the word to Favrile "since this sounded better". Some of the distinguishing colors in Favrile glass include "Gold Lustre, " Samian Red, " Mazarin Blue, " "Tel-al-amana" (or Turquoise Blue), and Aquamarine. The item "Tiffany Studios Favrile Art Glass 4Legged Vase Authentic Signed Gold Antique LCT" is in sale since Sunday, May 21, 2017. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\North American\Tiffany". The seller is "antikl0ver" and is located in Ridgewood, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.

Main Color: Gold