"Swordsman and Running Panther, " High Style Art Deco Lamp Base, Copper & Silver

Illustrated in "Ceramiche Robj" and considered a major design by the renowned sculptor and ceramicist, this large piece was probably made in early 1930s to coincide with the debut of the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris, which attracted almost 9 million visitors in less than a year. Rare and striking, this porcelain table lamp base depicts the globe surmounted by a tightly composed cluster of nude and semi-nude female figures representing cultures around the world. The women depicted here, all glazed in a gorgeous snow-white glaze highlighted in gold, are clearly representing a range of nations in Asia and Africa, probably coinciding with the nations that were part of the French Colonial Empire in the 1930s, before they won their freedom. Much like the one surviving building from the Exposition, now the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration, which features a massive bas relief mural...

Masterfully carved -- not molded -- and bathed in a textured, rich brown glaze, this very early lamp base/vase by Glidden Parker is a superb example of Art Deco artistry by one of th...

Large, bold and unique, this pair of Art Deco sculptures, originally designed to serve as lamp bases, depict Neptune and his wife Salacia r...

Beautifully modelled, molded and glazed, this pair of sculptures was originally designed to serve as tabletop torchere lamps, with light washing the wall above, and lighting the eyes of each head. Very finely crafted, the sculptures were made by Doane Powell, an important Nebraska cartoonist and illustrator who later became famous for the masks he made of celebrities such as Mae West, Governor Huey Long...

Brilliantly glazed in tones of crimson, silver and white, this very fine lamp base was created by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. Prodigious ...

A striking example of the love of allegory among sculptors and painters in the Art Deco period, this rare piece depicts a stylized female figure holding a sheaf of wheat and scythe, ...

Art Deco panther sculpture desk table lamp, France 1935. Rare yellow red bronze patina. Base with three different colors of marbel.

Art Deco style lamp base in sanded and gouged oak, veneer, parchment, brass and oxidized brass. Sold without lampshade, leaving the buyer the choice o...

Tables lamps Art deco Materia:Glass and silver plated metal Style: Art Deco Country: France To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been don...

A unique Art Deco table lamp in the shape of a cat in the manner of Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna. Made in the 1930s in Czechoslovakia. Nickel-plated metal, in very good condition.

CUEILLETTE LUMINEUX illuminated pair of figures by Max Le Verrier Original Max Le Verrier Contemporary sculpture in Art Deco style Color patinated white bronze and marble Han...

An Art Deco sculpture with three deer on a marble base. Measures: Width:43 cm. Depth:15 cm. Height:37 cm. Weight:10 kg.