Art Deco spelter figure table lamps:
Produced for home decoration in the 1920s and 30s and originally
sold in department stores, these small scale electrified
sculptures perfectly capture the spirit of the age. This
romanticised time of luxurious transatlantic ocean liners, wild
jazz music, cocktails and flappers, Hollywood and divine decadence
was captured in these spelter (also in bronze and ceramic, often
referred to as lady lamps) ladies, with the usually unclothed
young women holding aloft marbled or frosted glass globes until
the glass got broken or they were no longer considered fashionable
and were then banished to a cupboard or put into storage...but not
anymore!
Since the late 1970s these metal beauties have been rediscovered
and once again their dimly lit glass globes and glinting metallic
finishes are adding a touch of Art Deco glamour to homes all
around the world.
