Mid-Century French Ceramic Table Lamp by Jacques Blin, 1950s

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Mid-century ceramic table lamp (circa 1950s) by jacques blin. This beautifully rust-coloured french lamp (c. 1950s) with sgraffito-etched stylised birds … Read more Mid-century ceramic table lamp (circa 1950s) by jacques blin. This beautifully rust-coloured french lamp (c. 1950s) with sgraffito-etched stylised birds is in very good overall condition. The colour is iconic blin. The lamp is currently wired for european use and can easily be modified for your location using an adapter or having the plug changed. Signed on the underside: 'j. Blin'. Upon request a video will be provided. Highly collectible. The lampshade is not included. About the artist: jacques blin (1920-1995), was an engineer by trade but with a love for the visual arts. Blin has an immediately recognisable style characterised by a more or less misty appearance of the glaze; he frequently used fanciful birds and animals, stylised figures and whimsical abstract motifs in his works with decoration deeply marked in the raw clay, a method he used throughout his career. A book about the ceramicist's art has been released as: 'jacques blin, céramiste & porteur d'histoires ', by christine lavenu, 2019. Dimensions of ceramic only : h 18 cm / 7.1" dia 14 cm / 5.5"
up to 250v (europe/uk standard).the wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. See less