Antique Crystal LampPâte de Verre Tulip Shade, Signed Art de France, Circa 1900

DETAILS
Materials: Pâte de verre glass shade, crystal
Style: Art Nouveau, circa 1900, signed Art de France
Dimensions: Height 55 cm / 21.7 in
Condition: Good antique condition, safely packed for shipping

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

Few things capture light quite like this lamp does. The shade unfurls like a tulip caught mid-bloom, its petals curling gently outward at the rim, each one washed in soft gradients of amber, gold, and deep orange-red that seem to shift depending on where the light catches them. This is the artistry of pâte de verre, glass paste, poured and fired in layers so the color lives inside the material itself rather than sitting on its surface, giving the shade a glow that feels almost alive when lit. Beneath that blossom, a stem of clear crystal rises in delicate vertical ribs, tapering down into a base that pools and gathers like roots or coral at the foot, as though the entire lamp had grown rather than been assembled by hand. It is the kind of piece that turns a quiet corner into a small spectacle, the sort of object people notice from across a room and then can't stop looking at up close.

What makes this lamp so captivating is the way its two materials speak to each other, the cool clarity of the crystal base against the warm, painterly glow of the pâte de verre shade above it. The flower form is unmistakably Art Nouveau in spirit, nature rendered not as decoration but as structure, the shade genuinely shaped like a flower head rather than merely patterned to resemble one. Signed Art de France, the piece carries the hallmark of skilled French glassmaking from the period, work that required real patience at the kiln to achieve those layered, sunset tones without losing the delicacy of the petal form.

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.

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