Adjustable Art Nouveau gilt ‘Mistletoe’ Table or Wall Lamp
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Adjustable Art Nouveau gilt ‘Mistletoe’ Table or Wall Lamp
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Adjustable Art Nouveau gilt ‘Mistletoe’ Table or Wall Lamp:
the hollow arching stem on an adjustable stand with mistletoe
decorations; with opalescent glass flower shade.
French, circa 1900-1910.
Height: | 10" | - | 25.5cm |
Width: | 5½" | - | 14.0cm |
Projection: | 10" | - | 25.5cm |
Glossary Words
Art Nouveau
Late 19th and early 20th Century style originating in France and Belgium. Its influence spread all over Europe and America through periodicals like the Studio magazine. Typical characteristics were the whiplash, stylised swirling flower and plant motifs, female forms and sometimes sinister-looking insects. See Gallé, Lalique, Daum..
opalescent
A name for streaked, white to yellowy-green, semi-transparent glass, popular in the late 19th century, as in the glass shades made by Powell's of Whitefriars. Also known as vaseline glass.