L.099

A rather unusual zinc cast lamp for France with a very appealing Art Nouveau design, which in this form looks like a style icon of the French-Belgian Art Nouveau. For me as an Art Nouveau lover, this lamp is a special piece in my collection.

Three slender, elegantly shaped supports rise up to form an elongated column.  These beams unite at the top to form a small, ornate chalice in which the glass font is cemented.

The hand-painted green glass font of the lamp was beautiful, but was accidentally destroyed. During a careless movement, the lamp fell sideways onto the work table and the font broke into several pieces! I had to buy a replacement font, which is also beautifully painted but has a different colour.

Patinating the zinc cast body using an older method was quite lengthy because there was quite a large surface to patinate. I had to proceed piece by piece in several stages. To do this, I first painted the metal with brass paint. After drying, I applied dark shoe polish and then rubbed it off with soft paper so that the raised areas reappeared in brass paint.

Despite months of patient searching, I couldn't find a matching shade with an appropriate Art Nouveau decoration. Finally, I bought a tulip shade in peachy pink that matched the size of the new font.

The result was a charming lamp, which of course would have been a real Art Nouveau showpiece if the tulip shade would have the perfectly matching decoration.

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Glass font, glass chimney, tulip shade and globe holder.

Cleaning and repairs:
Replacement font cemented. Zinc castings painted with brass paint and patinated with shoe polish.

Lamp body:
Base and column in one piece in elegantly shaped zinc casting in pure Art Nouveau style. Three slender feet rise in a beautiful curve and form the column. Base triangular; side length 16 cm.
Replacement font of painted glass in light peach colour, floral motifs, Ø 133 mm.

Burner:
14’’’ Kosmos burner of Hugo Schneider, Leipzig.
Wick knob marked: Logo of Hugo Schneider.
Flat wick 66 mm.

Glass chimney:
14’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 247 mm, Ø fitter 52 mm.
Marked: Cristal Supérieur 14''' - Made in France + crown in garland.

Shade and shade holder:
Tulip shade, frosted glass, peachy-pink above, lighter below, flat-transparent floral motifs, top rim fluted and frilled.
Height 148 mm, Ø fitter 67 and top rim 185 mm.
70 mm globe holder for 14’’’/15’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 34.2 cm, total height with chimney 62.4 cm.
Total weight 1780 g.