Antique Brass Table Lamp, White Ruffled Glass Tulip Shade, Art Nouveau

DETAILS
Materials: Brass, opaline glass shade
Style: Art Nouveau style
Dimensions: Height 41.5 cm / 16.3 in
Bulb fitting: E14
Condition: Good vintage condition, safely packed for shipping

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Before dispatch, our workshop will inspect and test the electrical system, with rewiring and replacement fittings where needed. Delivered working and ready to use.

Bend down and look at this lamp from the side, and you'll notice something most photos miss: the arm doesn't just curve, it leans, almost like it's stretching to offer you the flower it's holding. That's the trick of good Art Nouveau ironwork, nothing sits still. Vines of cast brass climb the stem in loose, uneven scrolls, catching the eye at a different point depending on where you're standing, while the shade itself hangs slightly off-center in that graceful, unbalanced way real botanical forms do. This isn't a lamp that was drafted with a ruler. It was drawn the way a plant grows, and it still reads that way over a century later, sitting on a nightstand or beside a favorite armchair, quietly refusing to look mass-produced.

Look past the glow for a second and study the metalwork itself, the leaves aren't stamped flat, they're raised and layered, overlapping down the stem the way real foliage does when it climbs. The foot flares out into a scalloped base heavy enough to anchor the whole piece without looking bulky. Then there's the shade, milk-white glass pinched and folded at the rim into soft, uneven ruffles, no two folds quite identical, which is usually the surest sign a shade was shaped by hand rather than pressed in a mold. Brass this warm-toned and glass this soft together create a lamp that feels less manufactured and more grown into its final shape.

Each item is carefully and professionally packed and fully insured for worldwide shipping. Every lamp is shipped with its plug prepared for your region, with the appropriate plug fitted at no extra charge. Please check the electrical notes for the piece and your destination. Returns are accepted within 30 days.