Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamp

A beautiful hand blown Italian glass lamp with vibrant colors. The clear glass on the outer edges appear to reflect colors from its surroundings. Rewired with gold fabric vintage cor...

An organic and Brutalist style Butterly table lamp. No chips or cracks. Easily retired for all regions. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...

A Mid-Century Modern Peill & Putzler glass sea shell desk light or table light made in West Germany, in or around the 1960’s. This highly tactile and very smooth to the touch seashell light...

Val Saint Lambert is a glass manufacturer, founded in 1826 and based in Seraing. It has the royal warrant of King Albert The beautiful colours enhance the swirls in the skirt of th...

A rarely seen Italian Mid-Century Modern leaf light, which beautifully curves over the desk, table or surface it sits on. We have maintained the patina from years of use, not wanting...

A Mid-Century Modern style Italian table lamp or desk lamp made of brass and black lacquered metal, with two directional designed lampshades, with one bulb holder in the smaller shad...

Beautiful vintage table lamp of multi-colored Murano glass. The lamp is not marked, maker unknown. The lamp dates from circa 1960 and is in ver...

Newly Rewired, New Linen Shade Dimensions: 28”-32”H x 7” W x 7” D Shade 10”H x 15” W x 15” D

Embrace Italian artistry with the Seguso Murano Glass Table Lamp, a masterpiece of mid-century modern design. Characterized by sleek translucence, unique patterns, and the famed Vene...

A Midcentury Modern Murano glass lamp with tall bottle form cased glass in bright aqua blue color. Original brass plated base. Rewired with n...

This hand blown pair are a very pale and subtle pink except for a white and gilt narrow glass "break" ring and a white tube-line around the base. The photo will show the color better...

The lamp shade is NOT included with this listing. Please inquire if you would like to purchase the shade separately. Elegant Mid-Century Modern sculptural Murano glass table lamp. The piece is unmarked but its of high quality in terms of design sensibility and craftsmanship. The lamp is a functional work of art with the organic clear glass form at center. The glass has leaf like quality, enveloping the central rod as it rises toward the light. This thick hand thrown glass...