1950's Bronze Flower and Foliage Table Lamp attributed to Maison Jansen

Midcentury Italian gilt flower table lamp, circa 1950s. Full metal toleware table lamp depicting a beautiful bunch of tulip type flowers. 90.5cm...

An exquisite brass table lamp by the renowned Marbro Company, made in the 1950’s, the piece displays influences of Art Nouveau and Brutalist styles, the detailed lotus flower with buds to the centre, features brutalist embellishment to the central stem. The lamp has a single large bayonet lamp fitting, a true interiors piece, and highly collectable from one of America’s most after lighting manufacturers. Without shade Height 87cm x Base Width 23cm. Shade is not included, purely a modern replacement for photographic purposes The Marbro Company The company was founded by Morris Markoff and his brother, hence the name Marbro from Markoff brothers. They started the company shortly after WWII. The company was located in a 3 story brick building in the garment district of Los Angeles, just south of downtown right by the Santa Monica Freeway. During the time they ran the company, they sold almost as many antiques as they did lamps. Marbro sold their products mainly through interior designers and a few upscale furniture stores. You would not find a Marbro product in a chain furniture store or a discount store. Most of the products were built to order. A typical order from a designer or retailer took between 75 and 90 days to complete. Most of the components that made up the lamp bodies (ceramic, brass, glass, etc) were purchased from small companies around the world. In the later years almost all of the brass came from India. For the most part, none of the bodies were made on site. Marbro was well-known for importing a variety of unique lighting components from all over the world. Italy was the source for alabaster, Japan and China for Porcelain, Brass in India and Crystal from Germany...

Composed of a square gilded brass base on which rests two tiers of foliage distributed around the perimeter of the lamp and embellished with fine stylized lupine flower stems, all in...

This striking Italian gilt brass table lamp, dating from the 1970s, captures the essence of Hollywood Regency glamour with its sculptural botanical motif. Handcrafted in Italy, the l...