1950`s French Art Deco Style Modernist Candlestick Table Lamps, Bronze & Lucite - A Pair - Rewired

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Art Deco style Modernist vintage pair candlestick table lamps, in solid bronze and clear & black Lucite, 1950`s ca, French.

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This pair of vintage lamps have been gently cleaned while respecting the aged patina. They are newly rewired, earthed, PAT tested by an electrician and ready to use. Each has the following new components: lamp holder with a cream card cover, gold silk cable, black cord switch, black plug (UK Plug up to 250V) & clip on silk lampshade. Lightbulbs included. These lamps can be used with a dimmer. It is possible to use these lights in other countries with a light bulb suitable to local electricity.

Presented here is a very elegant & chic pair of vintage Mid 20th Century candlesticks of Art Deco Revival style made in the new Modernist style fashionable in France around the 1950`s, converted into lamps.

The design has some influences of early Art Deco style: the geometric lines, sense of machine movement, repeated patterns & luxury materials, combined with new Modernist ideals: the departure from traditional styles, emphasis of functionality, minimalism, and the use of new materials like Lucite. The design prioritizes form following function and rejects excessive ornamentation.

The timeless design & delicate size make these lamps well proportioned for a shelf, bedside, chest or mantelpiece. They would suit a range of interiors such as Antique, Art Deco, Traditional, Country, Hollywood Regency, or Contemporary.

The design composition of each lamp consists of a quality cast & turned polished bronze base of circular shape. A series of fluted black Lucite segments & clear Lucite rings become the column of the lamp leading to the minimalist polished bronze sconce and drip pan. On top sits a new lamp holder covered by a new cream card candle tube.

The bases have new black felt underneath to protect the furniture below.

Both lamps are finished with new clip-on black silk lampshade lined metallic gold. This complements the tones of the base.
These lampshades are included in the price.

Each lamp carries 1 standard small screw light bulb (E14) up to 40 Watts. At present they are fitted & photographed with new LED dimmable Candle Clear shaped light bulbs of 40 Watts. These are included in the price.

These vintage lamps are in very good condition for their age. The vintage patina has been preserved on the metal. The frames are sound with no damages, missing or broken parts. There are subtle minor superficial marks & rubbing, in line with age & use. The lampshades are new and in very good condition.

Additional dimensions:

The total Height with the shade on is: 35 cm.

The base alone (without the lampshade) is: Height: 26 cm, Width: 7.7 cm, Depth: 7.7 cm.

The lampshade alone is: Height: 9.5 cm, Diameter at the bottom: 14 cm, Diameter at the top: 7 cm.

Packing is offered free of charge. We take special professional care while packing. For safe transport the bases & lampshades would be wrapped separately in bubble wrap, foam and an outer layer of card. Together these parts would easily fit into a box with loose fill packing nuts, safe for posting with a courier. We ship with reliable couriers (signed for, tracked & insured).

ART DECO HISTORY

“Art Deco” was a new wave in visual art that first appeared in France shortly after World War I. The style was influenced by ideas and exotic imagery borrowed from Africa and Asia, but also from the Greek Revival style of the 19th Century. Art Deco embraced the new, epitomising optimism & celebration. The new streamline version of Neoclassical forms executed in luxury materials: silver, gold, bronze, marble, rosewood, coromandel, chrome & crystal.

FRENCH MODERNISM HISTORY

French Modernism refers to a cultural and artistic movement that emerged in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized by a break from traditional forms and a quest for new methods of expression. Modernism encompasses the works of artists who rebelled against 19th Century academic and historicist traditions, believing that earlier aesthetic conventions were becoming outdated. Characteristics of Modernist Design are: minimalism, functionality & rejection of historical styles.

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Please note that we are shipping from the United Kingdom via DHL (signed, tracked & insured). The shipping cost advertised here on Chairish also includes the new US import tariff cost, all destination import duties & local taxes (US states internet sale taxes) as required by Chairish, so we will ship from the United Kingdom to USA this item DTP (Duties & Taxes Paid). See less