Vintage Brass Table Lamp, Ribbed Crystal Flower Shade — France, mid-20th Century

The small accent lamp occupies a particular place in the French decorative tradition — scaled not for a desk or a console but for a mantelpiece corner, a bookshelf, a side table too narrow for anything grander. The best examples paired a compact brass base with a glass shade generous enough to give the light real character, the shade doing the visual work that a larger fitting would spread across its whole silhouette. A ribbed or fluted shade in the flower form was one of the period's favoured solutions, the vertical ribs catching light along their length the way a real petal catches sun.

This lamp combines a ribbed crystal flower-form shade with a brass base, the components dating to the 1950s. The shade rises from a fitted white glass or ceramic collar into a wide flared cup, its surface worked with vertical ribs that narrow toward the base and flare outward toward the rim — the fluted profile that gives the glass its sparkle and its resemblance to an open flower. The brass base is a simple turned drum on a slightly domed foot, unadorned, its plainness a deliberate counterpoint to the more elaborate glass above. The lamp has been rewired with new E27 wiring as reported by the source, and the twisted cable is consistent with a careful period-style rewiring.

The glass shade is clear and undamaged; the brass base carries the honest patina of age; the fitting between shade and base is secure. As an assembled piece from vintage components rather than an untouched period original, it is priced and described accordingly. It sits well on a nightstand, a shelf, or a small side table where its scale is exactly right.

It arrives professionally packed and fully insured. All duties and import charges are our responsibility — you pay nothing beyond the listed price. Returns are accepted within 30 days.

DETAILS:
Size: Height approximately 20 cm (7.9 in) — as read from photo
Material: ribbed crystal or pressed glass shade; brass base
Style/Period: vintage components, 1950s; maker unidentified
Sockets: one — E27; rewired with new wiring
Lampshades: ribbed crystal flower shade included
Shipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide — all import duties paid by us, nothing to settle on delivery
Condition: good; glass shade clear and undamaged; brass base with age-consistent patina; electrical condition not independently tested — recommend inspection before use
Returns: accepted within 30 days

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