Tiffany Style Stained Glass Lamps - Other Popular Antique Tiffany Lamps Not Produced By Louis C. Tiffany

If you're reading this article, you probably know what Tiffany stained glass lamps are.

Due to the popularity of these stained glass lamps, other company's wanted a piece of the action. And started making their own Tiffany style stained glass lamps. Two of the most popular makers of these beautiful works of art, (Tiffany Studios being the most successful and popular), are Handel and Duffner & Kimberly.

Have you ever heard of a Duffner & Kimberly lamps? What about a Handel?

Both of these stained glass lamp makers succeeded in produce good quality Tiffany style stained glass lamps. And even today, just like Tiffany reproduction stained glass lamps, you can get Handel reproduction stained glass lamps and Duffner & Kimberly reproductions stained glass lamps.

What I'd like to talk to you about, is Duffner & Kimberly stained glass lamps. Because if you've never heard of them, or never seen one of them, then you're missing out on some beautiful stained glass lamps!

Who Is Duffner & Kimberly?

A manager of a kerosene lamp factory called Frank Duffner formed a business with a talented stained glass window designer called Oliver Kimberly. The formed a business called Duffner & Kimberly Company. In the short time their company existed, they produces some beautiful elegant stained glass lamps.

What Was Unique About Duffner & Kimberly "Tiffany Style" stained glass lamps?

The thing that Duffner & Kimberly strived for… the thing that set them apart from any other Tiffany style lamp designer was their goal to produce only the purest period style stained glass lamps for the finest homes in America.

They're stained glass lamp designs had a huge emphasis on the "period look". This means they created stained glass lamps with Roman, Viking, Colonial and Louise XIII, XIV, XV and XVI styles. Although I've not seen an original Duffner & Kimberly lamp, I have seen reproductions and there's one stained glass lamp in particular that I find completely mesmerizing... I could even go as far to say as breathtaking.

My favorite stained glass lamp in Duffner & Kimberly's period collection is the Italian Renaissance lamp. This is my absolute favorite stained glass lamp of all time. I find it incredibly beautiful. And I could stare at it all day... but hay... I'm getting of track here.

Where was I? Oh... yes... that's it... Duffner & Kimberly specialized in period style glass lamps, but that's not to say they didn't create any other style glass lamps. Because they did. The tried their hand at floral theme lamps.

This wasn't their strongest theme. I mean... no one could top the inspiration and innovation of Louis C. Tiffany when it came to floral themed stained glass lamps. After all, he was the master at producing great floral themed stained glass lamps. No one could capture that... je ne ce quoi he had. But never-the-less. Duffner & Kimberly did produce some floral themed stained glass lamps, and they are beautiful stained glass lamps all the same. Louis C Tiffany popularized these stained glass lamps and they, like any other business, wanted a piece of the action.

Only The finest Quality In Duffner & Kimberly Stained Glass Lamps

A great superiority in Duffner & Kimberly lamps was the quality of their stained glass lamps. They used only the finest glass and the finest bronze in their stained glass lamps. These stained glass lamps were of a very high quality and so fetched a high price.

So next time you look for Tiffany stained glass lamps… keep your eye out for Duffner & Kimberly stained glass lamps. I'm sure you'll find them just as beautiful as true Tiffany stained glass lamps!

About The Author:
Nadia Ankrah is the owner of a Tiffany and Mica lamp website called Tiffay Lamp World. Her website offers information on Louis C. Tiffany and Tiffany lamps... as well as offering Tiffany Reproduction lamps. She also has a blog about Tiffany lamps at http://www.TiffanyLampWorld.com/blog

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