We supply very high quality reproduction Tiffany lamps to the UK and European market. Based in Chelmsford Essex in the United Kingdom and have been trading for 4 years, exhibiting at most of the UK's major Home and Decor shows including the 'London Earls Court Home Show'. Beau-home can now bring your the maginificence of an exhibition to you computer screen at with our exiting range of lighting products.

A Brief History of Louis Comfort Tiffany

Tiffany lamps were first made at Tiffany Studios New York in late 1800's and early 1900's and have been very popular for over 100 years.

L. C.Tiffany was born in 1848 and lived until 1933. His family today operates the well renown TIFFANY & CO of New York, famously known for its exquisite luxury items.

During his youth his main interest was painting. He was a member of the National Academy at the age of 23 - an accomplishment that has yet to have been achieved again.

Tiffany began experimenting with colored glass during the 70`s of the 19th century and soon thereafter completed stained glass windows for churches often portraying colored nature screens within his windows allowing the glass to resemble plant forms.

With Thomas Edison`s discovery of the electric light bulb, the artisticly designed lampshade of glass was just a step away.

Tiffany`s first public exhibition of his lampshades was in 1899. One of his first lamps - the Nautilus Lamp - was patented in New York with the number 30665. The construction of the lampshades was the same as of the stained glass windows. Glass cutting patterns were made from a drawing , thus allowing many glass parts to be cut. It was out of these pieces then that the lampshade was made.

The conecting of these single glass pieces was made possible by framing the edges of every piece with a thin copper foil, which was then soldered to the neighboring
copper foiled pieces.

This technique, combined with the linking approach made shades extremely stable, thus allowing us today to still see many of the old originals in museums of the United States of America.

Tiffany maintained close ties with the family firm which sold many products produced by the studios. He became Artistic Director of the firm after his father's death in 1902. The Studios remained in business until 1928 and during its time created some of the finest Art Deco Nouveau pieces still around today.

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