Franklin Iron Works Wrought Iron Tiffany-Style Table Lamp Review

Wrought Iron Tiffany-Style Table Lamp

The Franklin Iron Works Wrought Iron Tiffany-Style Table Lamp is a classy piece. It oozes sophistication, confidence, early-century decadence – ok, that might be a bit much – but it is all class.

The wrought iron styling is also contemporary and modern. Did someone say WROUGHT IRON? This heavy material is is both deco and contemporary – it is amazing how it can tick both boxes.

Yes indeed, this is the industrial, chic, straight lined moderno-deco lamp that will look great anywhere.

This amazing lamp actually looks better in real life than on the glossy photos you see on Amazon. A rugged streamlined lamp with a heavy industrial look, this lamp will meet the needs of someone who loves the Art Deco and Art Nouveau aesthetic, but loves the modern as well.

The base of the lamp is metal and quite heavy. It is therefore solid and well made. It comes in the subtle brown, creamy tones synonymous with the Art and Crafts style. And yes, the lamp shade is real glass!!

Described as Mission/Tiffany Style it has a Bronze Base with Gold Edging and 60 pieces of stained Art Glass. The glass lamp shade features geometric patterns and muted colors typical of designs from the Arts and Crafts movement. The table lamp’s linear, geometric gold-edged base reinforces the Arts and Crafts feel.

Specifications of Franklin Iron Works Wrought Iron Tiffany-Style Table Lamp

• Overall: 26 3/8 inches high. This is quite tall at about 67 centimetres.
• Base is 7 inches square.
• The lamp shade is 4 1/2 inches across top x 15 inches across bottom x 10 1/2 inches on the slant x 7 inches high.

So it is quite substantial – it is not tiny – it will really make a statement in whatever room you put it in.

• This lamp takes two 60 watt bulbs and has twin on-off light pulls.

Two bulbs are handy – for additional illumination, and for when one blows, you are not left in the dark 🙂

We recommend LED light bulbs to save on energy bills and to give a bight light.

• Lamp shade comprises over 60 pieces of hand-cut Tiffany-style stained glass, assembled using the copper foil technique.

This is a beautiful use of muted colours, stylish and not over stated.

• Wrought iron bronze finish base with gold finish edging.
• 8-foot brown cord and plug.

The bronze finish gives it an industrial but modern look that really sets it apart from many other table lamps.

Mission Style – Arts and Craft Style

The Mission style of furniture was popularised in the late 19th century and early 20th century and featured straight lines and brown and fawn colours. The Arts and Crafts style came shortly after the Mission style. The style of the Franklin Iron Works Wrought Iron Tiffany-Style Table Lamp is unique as it straddles those two early 20th century styles of the straight austere style of the Mission style with the more expansive colours of the Arts and Craft.

The base is mostly a dark brown colour, and the edges of the design have a copperish tinge to them. The lighter edging color highlights the unique look of the lamp.  The bulb sockets are solid and the lamp overall gives a sense of quality.

Who Should Purchase the Franklin Iron Works Wrought Iron Tiffany-Style Table Lamp

This lamp is suitable for anyone with an appreciation of beauty and good craftsmanship. If you have an appreciation of the Arts and Crafts movement, although not an original, it will compliment your decor. It you have a modern approach to your home decoration, this will suit that as well.

Customers View

The average rating on Amazon is 4.6 stars out of five. One customer said:
It arrived very securely packaged. Im really happy with my purchase and hope to keep it for many years. This a very well constructed lamp. The base is nicely weighted. I’m not worried it will fall over and break if bumped. The pull chains work really smoothly. I’m using the LED 60 watt bulbs and the light is very soft. I can read with just one bulb on. With both bulbs one, the lamp lights up the whole room. The best part about the- lamp is the look. The pictures don’t do it just. It is a lovely addition to our home.

Another 5 star review said:

We purchased two of these lamps to go on the nightstands in our bedroom. They are the perfect accent to our mission style furniture and we had not found a similar style locally. Plus the color of the shade is beautiful (even more so when they are turned on). 

Summary

This is one of those rare pieces that can look ‘old’ but it can also look ‘new’. It will look equally at home in the art-deco fan’s home theater room or lounge room, or in the urban chic modernized warehouse apartment. The tones are muted, neutral, warm and inviting. It is solidly made and will make an impression wherever it sits in whatever house chooses it.