Sculptural Lamps Made of Spelter from Other Countries
The figural and sculptural lamps from other countries cannot be compared with the sensual, playful figural lamps from France. Some of them have different thematic focuses and are therefore no less attractive. Almost all of these lamps had to be partially or completely re-bronzed by me, as some of their original patina colour was almost completely worn off.
Sculptural lamps made of spelter from other countries
From left: L.152 – L.207 – L.221 – L.318 – L.126 / L.349 – L.204 – L.311 – L.355
The lamp L.152 is my only figure lamp from Wild & Wessel. A serious-looking, German male figure from the 15th / 16th centuries testifies to the seriousness of this famous Berlin manufacture.
The lamp L.207 by Kästner & Töbelmann from Erfurt is one of my most beautiful sculptural lamps. The sculpture of the large eagle holding a snake in its claws is masterfully executed. The tulip shade is from Great Britain.
The lamp L.221 has two fully three-dimensional dragons as handles and therefore belongs to the sculptural lamps, although here the hand-painted vase from a German ceramic manufacturer (Franz Anton Mehlem in Bonn), in stark contrast to the martial dragons, rather plays the main role for me. The tulip shade is from the French glass manufacturer Vianne.
The large, elaborately built cast zinc lamp L.318 shows a boy with curly hair sitting on a stately pedestal. Behind the boy there is a thin column in the shape of a tree trunk that supports the glass font. I suspect that this lamp had been electrified at some point, because there were 2 holes for hidden cable routing. The thick, triangular marble base gives the lamp a static grandeur.
The next lamp, L.126 with the trumpet-blowing putto sitting on a generous, baroque-style pedestal, is likely to come from a French or German manufacturer. The beautiful tulip shade with pictures of other putti underlines the beauty of the lamp.
The lamp L.349 with the kneeling boy is an old lamp by R. Ditmar in Vienna. It is already shown in a catalogue from 1869. I was able to equip the lamp with a Splendidus burner and chimney of R. Ditmar. The glass tulip shade is from Great Britain.
L.204 is undoubtedly a showpiece among my sculptural lamps. Here the female figure does not play the dominant role in the overall concept; it is only a part of the whole lamp, which truly is filled with lavish ornamentation. This large, splendid lamp can probably be assigned to the Viennese manufacture R. Ditmar. The large, slender tulip shade came from France.
The British lamp L.311 is a very classic, excellently executed figural lamp, which has the almost obligatory ceramic base, but also a beautifully modelled female figure, which is relatively rare in British lamps. The lady wears the cut glass font over her head. The complete lamp could possibly even come from Hinks & Son.
The boy figure as a column in the lamp L.355 occurs in three different American lamp manufacturers. The boy is eating grapes with relish, while a goat at his side languishes to get some of the grapes.