Heavy Large French Crystal Table Lamp with Asymmetric Holophane Prismatic Glass Shade

Some lamps light a room. This one performs in it. A heavy, hand-cut crystal column rises with the confidence of a small monument, then opens into an asymmetric Holophane shade whose razor-fine prismatic ribs fan out like frost caught mid-bloom. Switch it on and the whole thing throws a soft, optical shimmer that no modern shade can fake. This is the sort of piece that makes guests forget what they were saying.

The shade is the real headline. Holophane prismatic glass was engineered around the turn of the last century to bend and spread light with scientific precision, and originals like this are increasingly hard to come by, especially in this generous, sculptural fan shape. Paired with a weighty fluted crystal base, it reads as part French Art Deco glamour, part optical laboratory, and entirely one of a kind.

Styling & Collectors Inspiration

This is a lamp that wants a stage of its own, but it plays beautifully with company. We would set it on a console alongside the Pair of Art Deco Marble & Onyx Lamps with Colorful Glass Tulip Shades to let the cool crystal answer their warm marble. For a French glasshouse moment, group it near the 1920s French Art Déco Bronze Lamp with Pâte de Verre Tulip Shades or the Elegant French Art Nouveau 4-Armed Tulip Floor Lamp. Collectors of optical and art glass will also want it beside the Pair of Handblown Art Glass Jugs, Murano Style WAVES for a table that genuinely catches the light.

Details

• Heavy large crystal table lamp with an asymmetric Holophane prismatic glass shade
• Hand-cut, fluted crystal column base with substantial weight and presence
• Prismatic Holophane optical glass shade in a sculptural fanned, asymmetric form
• Likely French manufacture, mid-20th century
• Nickel/chrome-toned fitting between base and shade
• Approx. dimensions: 78 cm high overall, shade approx. 36 cm across, base approx. 14 cm diameter
• Approx. weight: 6 kg
• Condition: very good vintage condition, in working order as shown illuminated; some light wear consistent with age. Sold with the original Holophane shade.
  

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