L.216

A small French figural lamp, which is attractive due to its pleasant appearance in playful Art Nouveau. This lamp does not have a separate base; the sculpture itself forms a kind of pedestal through the figure's widespread wall dress. A separate base may have been lost. However, there is no way of securely attaching a base. The lamp is believed to be from the late Art Nouveau period, around 1910.

As expected, the figure is made with zinc casting, but the casting is so thin in places that you can see small holes and cracks here and there. The base area was also cracked in two places and badly deformed, so that the contact surface was not even and the lamp rocked back and forth. After I glued the cracked areas, holes and cracks with Stabilit^®, I filled the lower area of ​​the base with a large amount of a 2-component filler (for cars) and closed it with a suitably cut metal disc. This gave the lamp a good weight and stability.

The figure is signed, unfortunately completely illegible. I straightened as many visible cast seams as possible. I then primed the lamp with black patina colour and bronzed it with gold wax.

The tulip shade (actually for electric lamps) underlines the delightful playfulness of the lamp very well.

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Globe holder.

Cleaning and repairs:
See above.

Lamp body:
Lamp body as a sculpture of a young woman in a long robe made of thin cast zinc. Significantly damaged and deformed rear base area. Originally two-tone paint badly weathered. Illegible signature. Slightly oval base, approx. 13.7 x 14.7 cm.
Glass font of Baccarat made of colourless, clear glass with sloping ribs, Ø 107 mm. Undermount with screw. Font is removable.

Burner:
8’’’ Kosmos burner of Valentini & Génin, Lyon.
Wick knob marked: V G and Aesculapian staff.
Flat wick 41 mm.

Glass chimney:
8’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 170 mm, Ø fitter 37 mm.
Marked: aig - Prima Boheems Glas.

Shade and shade holder:
French tulip shade for electric lamps, colourless and frosted glass, crosswise ribbed, fluted and frilled top rim, covered with pale green glass lines, lipped fitter.
Height 80 mm, Ø fitter 57 and top rim 165 mm.
58 mm globe holder for 8’’’/10’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 45.0 cm, total height with chimney 65.3 cm.
Total weight 2270 g.