Vintage Blue and White Ceramic Table Lamps, 1970s, Set of 2

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A graduated pair of Dutch table lamps made from two Flora Gouda vases of the Lotus series, produced in 1977. … Read more A graduated pair of Dutch table lamps made from two Flora Gouda vases of the Lotus series, produced in 1977. They are siblings rather than twins: the listed height is the taller lamp, and its companion stands 16.9" (43 cm), both measured with the shade on. Each has been newly rewired for the US, and we’ll fit a plug for any other country free of charge.

The vases share a matte cornflower blue glaze, with a band of white abstract ornament painted freehand around the shoulder, so the rhythm shifts slightly from one to the other. Flora, founded in Gouda in 1945, was among the more adventurous Dutch potteries of the postwar decades. The new shades are covered in Liberty’s Marquess Garden print, which is drawn from a floral shawl design in the Liberty archive that dates, like the vases, from 1977. Brass collars and navy cloth-covered cords finish the conversion, which leaves both vases intact as collectible pieces. This piece has an attribution mark,
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European Plug (up to 250V).The wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. See less