Vintage Mid-Century Modern Marbled Ceramic Globe Table Lamp

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Striking vintage Mid-Century Modern table lamp featuring a sculptural spherical base with a beautiful marbled glaze in warm cream, caramel, … Read more Striking vintage Mid-Century Modern table lamp featuring a sculptural spherical base with a beautiful marbled glaze in warm cream, caramel, rust, brown and black tones. The swirling pattern gives the lamp an almost abstract, hand-painted quality, while the simple globe form creates a distinctly modern silhouette.

Paired with a large neutral linen-textured drum shade that complements the warm tones of the base beautifully. A wonderful statement lamp for a Mid-Century Modern, organic modern, eclectic or contemporary interior.

Marbled and slip-swirled glazes like this were a signature of 1960s and 70s European studio ceramics, with French workshops in the Vallauris and Accolay tradition and Italian makers working in a similar vein. Globe-form lamp bases from this period were prized for pairing craft-pottery surfaces with modernist silhouettes, and they've become a staple of the vintage lighting market.

Vintage cord and plug remain intact and are shown in the photographs. Lamp is in very good vintage. condition with age-appropriate wear. No maker’s label is present. The shade is not the original. See less