Bruno Zach Lighting

Impressive antique bronze table lamp with a cold painted finish and an acquired patina, depicting two bulldogs and a tree on an octagon base.

This pair of cast spelter lamps are unsigned but believed to have been made in Austria in circa 1920 in the period Art Deco style. Each lamp is ornately cast and cold-painted and depict figural theatrical pirate figures in a bronze toned finish with cold-painted costumes. The lamps may have been made as a tribute to Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Pirates of Penzance...

Absolutely gorgeous Vintage Authentic Japanese 'Victorian Couple' Boudoir Table Lamp. The lamp Socket was Made in Canada 1920 - 1930 by Leviton 250W250V on the shell. Turn knob/Flat...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, very rare original cold painted Bronze, French Art Deco table lamp period patina ...

On offer is an early 20th-century "After Bergman" cold-painted spelter lamp, one that explicitly bears a stamp, likely for the manufacturer Müller (often associated with Müller Co. or other specialized French/Austrian metal foundries operating in the 1920s–1930s). The lamp depicts a Middle Eastern carpet seller sitting cross-legged inside his market stall, which is shaded by broad green banana leaves. Richly patterned Oriental rugs, complete with fringe, are draped over the structure. The rug seller is shown playing a rebab, an ancient Middle Eastern stringed instrument. He holds the instrument vertically resting on his lap or the floor. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Middle Eastern and North African marketplaces, known as “souks,” were incredibly competitive, noisy, and bustling environments. To stand out, merchants did not just sit quietly waiting for foot traffic. They utilized street performance—called busking—as a highly effective marketing tactic. A rug merchant playing a piercing, hypnotic melody on a rebab would successfully create an inviting ambiance, draw a curious crowd to his market stall, and provide a pleasant environment to keep potential buyers lingering around his expensive textiles longer. During the height of the Art Deco and Orientalist craze, the original cold-painted bronze designs by Franz Bergman were incredibly popular and expensive. To meet the demand for more affordable home lighting, alternative foundries bought or replicated the original molds. Rather than using costly heavy bronze, these foundries cast the lamps using spelter (a zinc-based alloy popular in France and Austria). Spelter was lighter, easier to cast, and took enamel "cold paint" exceptionally well. The kneeling merchant and the structural pillar show the classic, slightly softer detailing indicative of a high-quality spelter casting rather than crisp chiseled bronze. The striking orange, yellow, and green pigments applied directly onto the metal capture the exact moody, bazaar-like atmosphere intended by the original theme. A light bulb socket is hidden underneath the canopy of the roof structure. When turned on, the bulb illuminates the entire interior marketplace scene from above, shining down through the leaves and casting a dramatic, warm, atmospheric glow. Because these "After Bergman" pieces are genuine early 20th-century antiques in their own right, they carry significant historical value and are highly sought after by collectors of Art Deco and Orientalist lighting...

This early 2oth Century Pittsburg olive leaf table lamp was most likely made by Pittsburg Lamp, Brass and Glass Company of Pittsburg, PA, a manufacturer...

A beautiful Austrian cold painted bronze lamp. The 16” tall lamp with middle eastern motif, feature a large, bronze elephant being ridden by a ma...

A solid bronze and brass knight sculpture candelabra later converted to electrified table lamp with large frosted glass torch flame shade. Europe...

A charming Middle Eastern theme decorative table lamp / night light in leaded glass and cold painted French metal. Highly atmospheric with a soft glow and deep rich colors, the mosai...

Viennese cold painted bronze orientalist lamp attributed to Bergman of a middle eastern man riding a camel. Signed Austria.

Rare large table lamp: Vienna bronze - signed "Austria." 2 pheasants - polychrome cold-painted. Original circa 1910 One E 27 socket

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Orientalist Table Lamp by Franz Bergman Polychrome decorated figure of a Middle Eastern Tradesman with drapes and rugs, holding a long rifle impressed ...