Chrome Table/Desk Lamp With Floral French Glass Shade by Chase

Description

Who's the star of this show -- the American Lamp by Chase or the French shade by Pierre, let's say(?). … more Who's the star of this show -- the American Lamp by Chase or the French shade by Pierre, let's say(?).

The lamp is wonderfully flexible, you can move the shade in any direction, thanks to American ingenuity (see a couple of the last photos for examples of this flexibility). And, it's solid brass under that chrome finish, which means that it won't rust and that the chrome will stay in pretty good condition however you mistreat it. (And this one has definitely been "neglected," probably for a l-o-n-g stretch of time. I've spent a lot of time bringing it back to the great shape you see in the photos, but it's difficult to tell the full story of chrome in photos. There are several pinhead sized dents in the base -- see the last photo -- but otherwise it's in good structural shape. The finish is certainly presentable but likewise certainly not pristine; you'll see subtle compromise to the chrome finish throughout. I'm guessing it was in a barn or basement for a while.)

I'll call the French shade hand-blown and the star of the show. I mean, anybody can find a Chase lamp, but who has a fabulous French shade to put on it? And this one, as you can see, just rocks. In pristine, perfect condition, too! I like the contract between the Machine Age esthetic of the lamp and the organic, natural design of the shade. This combination of opposites was very typical of the French as they often created, for instance, geometrically-adorned glass (Muller, for instance) and then put it in wrought iron apparati that looked like it sprang out of the forest floor. Or visa-versa! Tres chic!

So here you have a nice combination of practical and enchanting. By the way, I've rewired the lamp and you can use any size bulb you want.

Measurements: about 14 inches high. The weighted base is 5 3/4 in diameter and the measurement from front to back (as seen in the first photo) is about 10 inches. less