Frederick Cooper Guan Yin (Boddhisattva of Compassion) Statue Figurine Lamps - Set of 2

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A beautiful and unique set of early Frederick Cooper Lamps. Features a pair of Buddhist statues holding a baby, with … Read more A beautiful and unique set of early Frederick Cooper Lamps. Features a pair of Buddhist statues holding a baby, with lovely round coral knotted top pieces, wooden rounded tiered platform base with brass rings and the delightful original Frederick Cooper lampshades.
The sculptured and naturally imperfected wood on the statues differs from the darker and sleeker lower wooden and brass base. The figures are either of a Buddhist or Daoist origin, and are presumed to predate the making of the lamps.

These are stunning and are truly a one-of-a-kind find! The statues seem to be quiet antique. It is possible these antiques were found by Mr. Cooper and repurposed into lamps at a later stage. The careful addition of the lamp posts directly behind the statues indicates the statues’ fragility and purposefulness of the design.

In 1923, a Chicago artist, Frederick Cooper, established a studio to create beautiful sculptures and watercolor paintings. American architecture was in its heyday in the Windy City. Mr. Cooper was drawn to the still fairly new invention of lamps. By mixing brass, fabric, glass, and wood media, Cooper created exquisitely designed lamps that matched the swift innovation in American architecture. This heritage continues today with designs at the forefront of style and fashion. We create the most artistic designs using exquisite materials and superior craftsmanship.

In the early 20th century, a Chicago artist named Frederick Cooper found himself captivated by home lighting and electric lamps, which were only common in approximately half of American households during the mid-1920s. Cooper, whose primary media were sculpture and painting, began to design stately, modern table lamps that mirrored the grandeur of the burgeoning architecture in the Windy City.

Cooper accrued some notoriety as a forward-looking lamp designer who combined materials like brass, ceramics, glass and wood to create exquisitely crafted lamps, particularly at a time when the striking chrome finishes and sharp geometric angles of Art Deco lighting had become immensely popular.

The Frederick Cooper Lamp Company was eventually sold to Benjamin Markle and Russian immigrant Leo Gershanov. Under their stewardship after the Second World War, the manufacturer flourished in Chicago and the local lighting artisans at Stiffel gained a formidable competitor. The timing was particularly ripe — the demand for table lamps to furnish new houses exploded, and the company built on Cooper’s artistic reputation and his signature styles.

Lighting designers at Frederick Cooper innovated in the years that followed, integrating alluring materials like glazed ceramics, painted porcelain, marble and jade. Apart from the classic Art Deco designs that defined the studio’s work in its early days, the company’s craftsmen experimented with Asian-inspired designs and produced floor lamps, wall lights, modernist chandeliers and other fixtures in varying furniture styles such as Neoclassical, Hollywood Regency and Empire.

Now owned by Wildwood, the Frederick Cooper Lamp Company has collaborated with many high-profile designers such as Larry Laslo, Mario Buatta and others on a range of lighting projects.

Base: ~6in. oval diameter
Statue: ~4 x 2.5 x 10in.
Lamp: 27” height
Shade: Base of ~9” diameter
(The dimensions listed in the sections below are for shipping purposes and include the width of the shades). Aside from the overall height, these are relatively intricately sized lamps, balanced well with the tiered bases, which act as a stage.

Due to the uniqueness and authenticity of its original design, the lampshades are included in the shipment (unless otherwise indicated by the Buyer). See less