Tiffany–in Pastel

When Tiffany Glass comes to mind, what you’re probably envisioning are those awesome bright colors and the incredible blues and golds of the Favrile.. 
Many people, even some collectors, aren’t aware th at Tiffany made a line of pastel glass.
 

During what was called the Art Deco era, particularly between 1918 to 1928 we saw pastel glass come into production in a big way for Tiffany.

During those insane twenties, styles in everything were changing and fo
Tiffany  changed with them. 

The biggest change was in the colors that were being produced..  Pastels of pink, blue, purple, yellow and green showed up to replace the former vibrant and rich colors that Tiffany had been famed for.

Suffice it to say that some of them sold, but that frankly, they just didn’t go over well for quite a few years.
Reyne Haines says that after "Tiffany Furnaces closed in 1928, Nash continued making pastel glass, however it was then signed ADNA or NASH.  Because gaffer Jimmy Stewart worked for both Tiffany Furnaces and Nash, there are virtually no differences in both firms pastel glass beyond the signature.  In 1931 A. Douglas Nash’s operation closed for good."

The past several years have seen a huge interest in the pastels, as opposed to the regular Tiffany pieces, with the pastels, particularly the wisteria, commanding an incredible price, norally about double the regular Tiffany pieces, when in reality, in years past, you’d have been surprised to see them even get the token bid when they came to auction.
A wine goblet now, in wisteria, will fetch sometimes 1200 dollars, where prior to now it would not have commanded any such price, and the regular Tiffany colors will fetch only 5-600 each.

Bear in mind, caution the experts, that not all Pastel glass is Tiffany glas, and new collectors or dealers are often fooled or confused by the pastels.

 Glass signed NASH or ADNA is not qualified as Tiffany glass, nor does it command the same price however it is still quite definitely desirable, one of the kinds of glass to collect (while prices are  reasonable) but it is NOT Tiffany.

With pastel Tiffany prices going up up up, is it possible to find a bargain.. absolutely yes..  
 LCT or L.C. Tiffany Favrile signatures on pastel pieces on the underside rim of the piece, as opposed to where it is normally found, closer to the pontil can confuse the new founded glass dealers or antique enthusiasts do not  recognize pastel pieces. You will quite often find these bits in the antique shops under studio glass, or Venetian glass, and have prices to match.. Snap it up as you can when you make these finds.

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