Lamps Made of Other Materials
This submenu presents lamps made of brass, marble, alabaster and porcelain. Among them are also 9 pillar lamps.
Lamps made of brass
From left: L.038 – L.230 – L.071 / L.073 – L.044 – L.312
L.038 is a rare lamp on four tall, thin columns supporting a decorated brass vase on top. The painted Vesta shade came with the lamp.
The ostentatious L.230 is a central draft lamp made entirely of brass with a mysterious burner connected to the font by a completely unknown system. The tulip shade I put on is actually for Sinumbra lamps.
L.071 is a very tall column lamp with a large hand-cut crystal font. The 20’’’ Agni burner by Wild & Wessel replaced the electric socket. The painted tulip shade is a new production from old moulds of the S. Reich glass manufactory.
L.073 is a slender, tall column lamp that was probably a candlestick in the past. The hand cut font came from Australia. The burner is the 20’’’ Caroly burner by Carl Holy. The tulip shade is from Vianne.
The lamp L.044 is my largest pillar lamp. Most probably it used to stand in a church, because there are three religious motifs on the triangular base. Here, too, a large Vianne tulip shade does its job.
Lamp L.312 is a smaller version of the previous lamp. It was electrified and had to be converted into a kerosene/paraffin lamp.
Pillar lamps made of marble and alabaster
From left: L.022 – L.061 / L.025 – L.119 – L.143
I received the column and the base of lamp L.022 as a gift from a collector friend. I have repaired and completed it with glass parts from Great Britain.
The oblique fluted column of onyx marble of L.061 is probably very rare. This lamp is the only one I have seen so far. Again, the glass parts are from Britain. A 20’’’ Elite burner by Carl Holy is in service here.
L.025 is a medium sized column lamp made of alabaster. It came from Italy. The blue tulip shade is a recent production.
L.119 is also of alabaster, but with a cast zinc base. The crystal font is very probably by R. Ditmar. The 15’’’ Elektra burner by Gebr. Brünner also got the right Elektra chimney. The large tulip shade is charmingly painted with flowers and butterflies.
The last pillar lamp L.143 is completely made of all-white alabaster. The light blue glass font and the matching tulip shade are new productions, probably from Poland or the Czech Republic.
Other lamps of unknown origin
From left: L.082 – L.020 – L.125 / L.319 – L.067 – L.294
L.082 is a sculpture lamp made of painted pottery, which may not have originally been a lamp. The glass font seems to have been added later. A beautifully embossed melon tulip by S. Reich Krasna gives the lamp a noble appearance.
Lamp L.020 consists of an extremely finely painted, large porcelain vase and a drop-in font of white milk glass. It is possible that this lamp is also assembled from different parts.
The extremely unusual L.125 with a real horn as a font support is probably a commissioned work and could be unique. The horn rises from a silver-plated ram's head. The tulip shade is from St. Louis.
The lamp L.319 is made entirely of brass and is marked "K. Moser" on the base. Whether the lamp is actually a design by Koloman Moser remains to be determined. The design of the lamp is very much in the style of Wiener Werkstätte, of which Koloman Moser was a founding member.
L.067 is a really big glass lamp. The conical vase and the drop-in font are made of blue glass. The large Vesta shade has printed floral decorations.
The small lamp L.294 is completely silver-plated. The vase is decorated at the front and back with sculptured, naturalistically rendered meadow flowers and butterflies.