Vallejo, CA
Details
- Dimensions
- 10ʺW × 10ʺD × 57ʺL
- Styles
- Art Deco
- Lamp Shade
- Included
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Nickel Finish
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Power Sources
- Up to 120V (US Standard)
- Corded
- Type A
- Condition Notes
As described...
The vendor has confirmed this piece is in working order.
As described...
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- Description
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Ah, gone are the days when (fabulous) mica shades showed up with some regularity. Now... this gloriously warm, inviting shading …
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Ah, gone are the days when (fabulous) mica shades showed up with some regularity. Now... this gloriously warm, inviting shading device has all but been "collected up." So imagine my thrill when this shade and its stylishly angular Art Deco standard wandered into my spider's web.
My only wish: that the lamp base (or "standard" as I've used the term) were in the condition of the shade, which is tops. Perhaps the lamp was parked for a while, in an environment where the elements could compromise the finish (which was probably nickel). Now it's "down to the bone," which means down to the iron, but a memory. Whereas platers were pretty much everywhere in the "old days," they've succumbed to environmental strictures and their numbers decimated -- and their prices correspondingly increased exponentially. So, if you want to investigate the re-plating of the base in particular (and probably the decorative elements right above it), I'll leave that up to you, as California was particularly hard on platers and the prices here prohibitive.
Rembrandt was one of America's leading lamp manufacturers around 1910-1920, their designs many notches above others. This lamp, with its angular designs around the base, might have been considered avant garde at the time! What I do know is that I've never seen a more radical design!
The pull-chain sockets actually still work, nothing short of a miracle considering their 100 or so years. I personally wouldn't use them, I'd buy a floor on-off push button switch and use that, to preserve them. Your choice..
This lamp doesn't have the "normal" Rembrandt signature. There are marks on the bottom of the base that lead me to suggest it's a Rembrandt, but I can't say with 100% certainty. The lamp certainly has the quality of parts and design that suggest a Rembrandt product.
The lamp stands about 57 inches high and the base is about 10x10. The shade measures 16 1/2 on the diagonal and is 9 inches high. less
Vallejo, CA
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