Monumental Designer Tiki / African Tribal Figural Lamps, Pair

A pair of large scale plaster lamps with antiqued silver finish in the form of a Asian figure / Kwan Yin. Great sculptural quality to the piece. 38'' to top of socket, 34.5'' to top...

MONUMENTAL BAMBOO & WALNUT POLYNESIAN STYLE TABLE LAMP In the Manner of McGuire & Wakefield Circa 1947-1950 At the very beginning of the Post-War Polynesian or South Pacific craze which took over America during the late forties and fifties, there were precious few importers of fine bamboo furnishings. John & Elinore McGuire set up shop in California to do just that and their works are legendary for quality and durabiity. The time required to cut, soak, bend and shape bamboo into permanently sculpted forms was substantial and the exotic material was only available in quantity in the South Pacific. This lamp is an extremely rare, early example of a Bamboo lamp done in Polynesian (later Tiki) style. You seldom see any of these lamps, because they were very scarce new and even fewer have survived the past 70 years since their manufacture. It was likely created & imported in very small numbers around 1950 and sold through an early importer such as McGuire. Many bamboo importers were direct-to-decorator importers who advertised in Interiors or House & Garden magazine. The shape is based on the style of bamboo work used to create thatched huts and housing in the South Pacific islands - bamboo, cut, soaked and shaped and then tied with cane binding. This one has a double stacked oversized walnut base to provided stability to this enormous lamp...

An elegant and finely modeled pair of French Art Nouveau figural lamps signed Charles Theodore Perron, dating from around 1900. Each lamp depicts a gracefully draped female figure in...

Pair of table lamps with fused Murano glass sculptures depicting African women, carrying baskets of fruit in colorful attire. Mounted on black lacquered bases with brass stems and so...

Murano glass table lamp, "TIKI" by designer Takahama Kazuhide for Leucos A rare sculptural piece of living glass. One of the most important Murano glass lamps in Italy, made with a ...

Very beautiful Tiki ceramic table lamp executed in Hawaiian South Sea Style and an original raffia shade, made in the 1950s by Tilgmans Sweden, excellent vin...

African Tribal inspired pottery lamp on wooden base , late 20th century in muted earth tones.

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic tiki lamp. Amazing one of a kind lamp with detailed geometric and paisley designs in black and cream. It has a natural wooden base...

A whimsical, kitschy 1950s hula dancer lamp holding a basket of faux flowers. Constructed of rope, grass and wood. Hand painted. Complete and working.

Mat black colored ceramic Barsony table lamp with female figure carrying a basket. Made in Australia in the 1950s. This beauty will be s...