Mid 20th Century Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Lyre & Green Jasperware Table Lamp Wedgewood

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The kind of lamp that makes a room feel like it has a library, even if it doesn't.
This American neoclassical table lamp — dating to the mid-to-late 20th century — is a study in restrained grandeur. A fluted oval base in gilded brass rises through a candlestick neck into an elegant lyre form, its scrolling arms framing the piece with architectural confidence. The hardware is warm, substantial, and quietly assertive.
The centerpiece is a green Wedgwood-style jasperware medallion set into the lyre — deep sage green with a white bas-relief Greco-Roman figure in profile. It's the detail that elevates this from decorative to genuinely interesting.
In working order and ready to light a room. One lyre string is absent — a minor imperfection that, honestly, only adds to the character. The Romans weren't perfect either. See less