Art Deco Bakelite and Chrome Table Lamp, Teardrop Shade with Orbiting Rings

Art Deco lighting design often paired bakelite — a new, moldable material at the time — with polished brass or chrome accents, using the era's fascination with speed, geometry and orbiting forms to turn a simple table lamp into a genuine sculptural object.

This lamp is built around a teardrop-shaped bakelite shade in a deep burgundy tone, ringed by two nested chrome-toned oval hoops that curve up and over the shade like orbiting rings, all mounted on a matching bakelite base. It reads as a design typical of the Art Deco period, though no maker's mark or date is visible in the photographs provided to confirm an exact date. Bakelite was one of the first fully synthetic plastics, and it was prized by designers of this era precisely because, unlike earlier materials, it could be cast into bold, continuous curved forms like this teardrop shade in one piece, rather than built up from multiple carved or turned parts.

Condition is very good, and the lamp is reported to be in full working order. It has clearly been well kept, and now moves forward to a new setting. Well suited to a side table, a console, or a study, where the interplay of the rings and the glowing shade can be fully appreciated.

Standing 30 cm high and 16 cm wide, it's sized for a side table or console rather than a large desk, keeping the sculptural silhouette as the main event.

DETAILS
Size: 30 cm high x 16 cm wide (11.8 x 6.3 in)
Material: bakelite with brass/chrome-toned decoration
Style-Period: Art Deco style
Electrical: reported in full working order; recommend having the wiring inspected by a qualified electrician before regular use, given the lamp's age
Shipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide — we handle the paperwork, with all import duties paid by us; nothing to settle on delivery
Condition: very good
Returns: accepted within 30 days

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