Duffner and Kimberly was a New York company which produced exquisite leaded glass and bronze lamps around the same period of time as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios. D & K introduced their first lamps in 1905. Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) circa 1908 Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass and is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and...
The company resulted from the partnership of a creative stained glass window designer named Oliver Kimberly and Frank Duffner who managed Plume and Atwood, a factory which produced kerosene lamps. Together they hired designer Howard Howell and became a force which directly competed with Tiffany Studios, being sold side by side at grand emporiums of the day such as Marshall Field & Company in Chicago. Their designs were varied to work with the enteriors popular during this period - from geometric to florals, nature to Roman. From among their many lamp motifs, one might choose an elegant Louis XIV gilt leaded and bronze lamp to go with a Louis XIV decor, or the unusual and beautiful gilt leaded and bronze Spiderweb lamp for a more contemporary setting. This article is about a department store chain. ...
The workmanship of the bronze and quality of glass was on a par with Tiffany's lamps. However, because the company lacked the assets to sustain itself during the resession of 1908, along with changing tastes, Duffner and Kimberly succumbed to bankruptcy in 1913. They were only in production for a short period of time, a mere eight years. This resulted in many fewer models in existence than Tiffany and other lesser competitors.
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