Small Accent Lamps: Small and Collectible Accent Lamps
For the collector of antique, small accent lamps, there are four well-known makers and designers of antique models. These are Tiffany Glass or Tiffany Studios, Murano Glass, Waterford Crystal and Capo di Monte porcelain. While there are many other well-known lamp manufacturers, these brands and styles hold their value and are some of the better-known names. To learn more about each one, keep reading. Tiffany Accent Lamps A Tiffany lamp is a lamp that has a shade made of stained glass. Original Tiffany lamps were made by Louis Comfort Tiffany in the late nineteenth century and have fetched more than $8 million at auction. Tiffany Studios ran until 1938. Since then, the lamps and their trademark styles have been mimicked and copied extensively. There are several categories of Tiffany lamps, each defined by their glass style and pattern. They are Favrile, Geometric, Transition to Flowers, Irregular Upper and Lower Border. Meanwhile, popular patterns include the Wisteria pattern and t...