Art Nouveau standing lamp, Quezal / Tiffany, USA, pre-1924 A unique lamp in the Art Nouveau style, with an Aurene model shade, made in the American atelier Quezal (or Quetzal)*. Very good condition, lamp in working order, lampshade bearing minor signs of age. Height: 142 cm, shade diameter: 12.5 cm, base diameter: 26 cm * Atelier Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company (sometimes spelled Quetzal) was founded in 1901 before two former Tiffany Company employees Martin Bach and Thomas Johnson. The name refers to an intensely colorful bird from Central America and alludes to the colorful designs of the company, whose creators drew on their experience at Tiffany. The company existed from 1901 to 1924. [HZC]

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