Vintage Brass and Wood Column Table LampArt Deco Style — Europe, Mid-20th Century

DETAILS:
Size: Height 50 cm (19.7 in) · Base 16 × 16 cm (6.3 × 6.3 in)
Material: polished brass capital, collar and stepped base; warm-toned wood column shaft
Style/Period: Art Deco style, European, mid-20th century
Sockets: one — E27; inspected and tested before dispatch, rewired where needed, and delivered working and ready to use; plug adapted to your country (US/UK/EU) at no extra charge
Lampshades: not included
Shipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide
Condition: very good; brass clean and bright; wood sound and unmarked; wiring in excellent condition
Returns: accepted within 30 days

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

The column lamp is one of the most enduring forms in European decorative lighting. From the candlestick columns of the eighteenth century through to the electrified desk lamps of the twentieth, the form remained constant: a shaft rising from a weighted base to carry a light at the correct height for reading or conversation. The best versions of the mid-century period combined two materials in a single column — wood for the shaft, brass for the capital and base — allowing the warmth of the timber grain to sit against the cooler precision of the polished metal, the combination that gives the form its particular domestic authority.

This lamp is European, mid-twentieth century, in polished brass and warm-toned wood, the form a classical column in two materials. The base is a stepped square plinth in polished brass — three tiers rising from a broad flat foot to a narrower column base, the proportions of an architectural pedestal rendered at lamp scale. The wooden shaft rises from this plinth as a smooth cylindrical column, its grain running cleanly from base to capital; above, a brass capital in the inverted trumpet form transitions the column to the socket fitting, with a turned brass collar and a disc that mirrors the base plinth. Note how the brass fittings at capital and base share the same profile — stepped, with a flat disc at the widest point — the repetition of a single element at top and bottom that gives the lamp its compositional discipline. The polished brass is bright and even throughout.

The lamp is in very good condition — the brass clean and bright, the wood sound and unmarked, the wiring in original excellent condition. It arrives inspected and tested before dispatch, rewired where needed, and delivered working and ready to use, plug adapted to your country at no charge.

It arrives professionally packed and fully insured. Returns are accepted within 30 days.

Condition

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Worldwide delivery is included in the price. Every piece is individually packed, tracked and fully insured. No shipping charge is added at checkout. If your destination is not listed, please contact us before ordering.

European Union: no customs and no import charges. Delivery usually takes 2–5 working days after dispatch.

United States: Maison Jaspers pays the tariffs and import duties for you.

United Kingdom: UK import VAT is payable on delivery (5% for antiques over 100 years old, otherwise 20%).

Other destinations: local import taxes may apply and are payable by the recipient. Contact us before ordering if you would like guidance.

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