(A) Such an embarrassment of riches!!! Arguably the finest lamp I've ever had, impoverished collector that I am. Dare I say it? Yes: museum-worthy, this, like, totally awesome French Art Nouveau desk or table lamp with its signed, acid cut-back, multi-colored Le Verre Francais shade. Seventeen inches tall, perfect antique condition, a once-in-a-lifetime moment!

As befitting "the best," this FLEW out the door! SOLD!!!

 

(B) This lamp is hovering around the top of my Personal Favorites List. A deep, rich patina, wonderful iron work on an unusually-shaped base, and those NUTS... not to mention the Schneider shade with its purples, blues, and mottled whites and grays (not so well represented in this photo, sorry)... It measures 13 high, about 10 wide. (e-mail Jack for a price)

 

 

(C) Again, to my consternation (nice word, huh?), the shade on this beauty doesn't quite come across in the photo. It's a very  rare and extraordinary Muller shade, with angles and edges that defy even my attempts at description. The wrought iron base is handsome and amply sized, at 17 inches tall, suitable for a desk. The base is about 7 1/2 inches in diameter.

Sorry, this one's found a happy new home! SOLD!!

 

 

(D) A super high-quality snake lamp. Look at that precious little venonous head! A magnificently colored hand-blown art glass shade graces this hand-wrought jewel of a lamp, which stands 17 1/2 inches tall. (e-mail Jack for a price)

 

 

(E) So-named according to the tiny bronze plaque at her foot, "Stella" stands almost 26 inches high on her attractive red marble base which is 7 inches in diameter. She's signed by the well-known and respected French Art Nouveau artist "Ant Nelson" (Alphonse Nelson, 1854-1919), and is cast in white metal, finished with a rich bronze verdigris patina. The ribbon above her head has three small star-shaped cut-outs, behind which is a small sheet of deep amber mica, which shades the light from a small bulb (I put the mica there, replacing what I imagine to have been little chunks of glass). When I bought her, both ends of her ribbon had been broken off, and my professional restorer Ralph Carlson of Sebastopol worked his magic and ... who would ever know?! There's NO evidence of his repair whatsoever, and what an incredible artistic interpretation he's accomplished! (e-mail Jack for a price)

Click here for other views of Stella!

 

 

(F) Sporting a signed Daum shade, this silver-plated brass, 23-inch high Art Nouveau lamp is perhaps the prize of my Nouveau lamp collection! The graceful curve, the stylishly decorated base... ooo la-la! There's some silver loss (that over-zealous Fifi the French maid thing again!), giving it even more antiquity! (e-mail Jack for a price)

 

 

(G) The Austrian aesthetic is clearly present here... and the original shade equally expressive of its Secessionist roots... nice interplay of copper and brass... 12 1/2 inches tall. (e-mail Jack for a price)

 

 

(H) What a splendid and special pair of table lamps! With their slender shafts which effortlessly transform into their bases, and their plant-form finials, they have that organic quality associated with the Art Nouveau period; the rich gold patina would suggest that earlier time as well. At night, when they're on, the red shades seem to vibrate. "Mood" lamps of the highest order! They're about a foot tall. (e-mail Jack for a price)

 
 

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