Art glass shades may be lovely and seductive, but their elegance actually suits a wide range of lighting designs, from the simple and plain to the elegantly restrained and the intricately detailed.

And whether they are modest or complex in design themselves, all art glass shades emerge from humble clumps of glass.

It takes a skilled glassblower - and a touch of tin chloride for an iridescent, light-refracting finish - to faithfully re-create this classic Gold Tulip shape.

Due to their delicate nature, light with 60W or lower bulbs only.

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