large art deco XXth century ceramic table lamp adam & eve decoration 1950

French ceramic table lamp, circa 1960 Elegant and large white ceramic table lamp Abstract white ceramic glaze color Original p...

In the style of Jean Besnard Large art deco white and grey ceramic table lamp Abstract white ceramic glaze decoration Original perfect condition Electrical system is new Cerami...

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...

1950s Italian Pottery Table Lamp by Italian artist sculptor Zulimo Aretini Style of Fantoni 27.75 h x 6 diameter Signed and stamped Made in Ital...