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This is a funky brass desk lamp, probably from the fifties / sixties.
An unusual cotton shade is nicely formed.
The lamp is in a used but excellent condition. One lamp holder (socket) for a 40W lamp.
Dimensions: hight 520mm, shade: 120mm X 300mm.
More details at artyczechsgallery.blogspot.com/
This lamp, was added recently to the Vermont Statehouse restoration project. It is a replica of a famous 19th century statue.
•Designer: Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
•Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
•Date: 1904–15
•Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
•Culture: American
•Medium: Leaded Favrile glass and bronze
•Dimensions: Base: H. 26½ in. (67.3 cm); Diam. 14⅝ in. (37.1 cm) Shade: H. 14⅝ in. (37.1 cm)
•Classification: Glass
•Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Grant, 1974
•Accession Number: 1974.214.15a, b
This water-lily table lamp is one of Tiffany's most successfully executed designs for his firm's well-known leaded-glass products. The overall organic character of the lamp is emphasized throughout the piece in its details. The bronze support replicates broad, flat lily pads clustered around a base, out of which rise attenuated climbing stems that disappear into the shade and reemerge in glass at the crown, drawing the eye to the cascading blossoms of the irregular border. A variety of glass was used to great advantage, as seen in the alternation of the pink opalescent stems with those of translucent rippled blue, giving the appearance of a bog where water lilies might be found.
Provenance
Hugh J. Grant, New York, until 1974.
Timeline of Art History (2000-Present)
Essays
•Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Timelines
•The United States and Canada, 1900 A.D.–Present
MetPublications
•The American Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
•Louis Comfort Tiffany at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
•[adapted from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 56, no. 1 (Summer, 1998)]
•Modern Design in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1890–1990
Not at all my usual thing, this is made from real ramsus shells painted with a red lacquer finish, and a black ostrich egg.
The Castore, designed by Michele De Lucchi in 2003, is a floor lamp that provides diffused incandescent or halogen lighting. If features a diffuser in white handblown glass, with external etched finish. Available in two sizes. Stem crafted of steel tubing, with the upper covered by a tapered sleeve in white translucent molded polycarbonate, allowing for partial soft diffusion of light from diffuser, and the lower part in a white epoxy finish. Base in die-cast metal alloy with matte white epoxy powder finish. Includes dimmer activated by chrome steel ring positioned between upper and lower stem sections. Uses 1 X 150W max medium base incandescent bulb or 1 X 150W max medium base (double envelope) halogen bulb (bulbs not included).
I found this lamp base...you guessed it, at the liquidator shop. I really loved/love the shape - very morroccan feel. Plus, it was only $15. The gold was a bit dinged up so I bought some gold spray for $4 (on special!) and gave it a good spray...Next I'll add a black drum shade to finish it off. The end product will look like it cost a couple hundred bucks...and would if I had bought it in a high end design store.
update: oct/5 - think i'm going to spray it glossy white...