Opaque Green Glass Lindberg Lamp w/ Ribbed Elliptical Shade

An Art Nouveau table lamp with a detailed, cast metal base and a unique, brass glass holder in the form of three curling stems. The green glass shade is a mushroom cap shape. One med...

A petite, vintage, desk or dressing table lamp in white hobnail glass and detailed brass design. With an ivory color silk, empire bell shape, clip-on sha...

This is a large, translucent green, gourd-shaped bottle with a rippled effect on glass fashioned as a sleek lamp. It has slim depth and is mounted on a rect...

A whimsical, bulbous, tree form in heavy, green glass is French wired as a lamp. It takes on different looks depending on what is behind it and on what ground it sits; shifting color...

An Art Deco table lamp with a beautiful alabaster dome shade that sits on an iron base decorated with shell shapes. Wired with an inline switch and rope cord; Type C plug with Type A...

A lamp with brass neck and base visible through the clear glass body in the form of a sphere with large pressed leaf designs on top, a gold pinstripe, and...

Vintage opaque white glass cylinder shade table lamp attributed to Stilnoro. Single socket.

Scandinavian Modern opaque glass table lamps, Sweden. Sculptural form lamps that emit a lovely and soft glow, in very good original condition. One labeled Buhlmarks, Sweden.

Brass table lamp with ribbed opaque glass shade attributed to Arteluce.

In a career spanning over 30 years, New York City artist Christopher Russell has devoted himself to creating unique works of art, functional design, custom architectural elements, and large-scale commissions in an ever-expanding exploration of clay, his principal medium. Originally focused on painting and drawing, Russell was attracted to the malleable properties and endless possibilities of clay, which can traverse the divide between functional and purely aesthetic. Initially translating his draftsmanship to decorative graphic tiles, his work eventually progressed into hand-built sculpture, and most recently decorative vessels. His latest works are dynamic in structure and decoration. With a concentration on hand-building, something the artist attributes to a familial connection to architecture, engineering, and contracting, Russell eschews throwing pots “on the wheel”. While his geometrically rigid vessels look meticulously planned, the process is generally spontaneous. Process dictates the abstracted forms, but the ultimate goal is largely towards harmony, balance, and symmetry. Most notable in the recent works is Russell’s energetic surface ornamentation. Patchworks of simple shapes, in hues ranging from natural to artificial, jostle and hug to create cubist patterns akin to pictographs. A combination of black and white underglazes acts as a ground for his precise application of colored glazes, each individually developed by the artist. Employing stencil resists and decorative sgraffito results in work with an unexpected sense of depth. Equally varied are the competing textures that converge across each surface. Russell affirms that “Texture is the most visceral element in ceramics. It’s the thing that makes you want to touch. There’s design, color and form, but it’s texture that gives a piece its physical life”. Conclusively the agony and joy in his ceramic practice comes from what is left to chance. Best laid plans are at the mercy of the kiln, making each work a risky venture and each success a treasurable object. Russell has been the subject of solo shows at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse NY, and the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art in Sedalie WI. His work has also been exhibited widely in group exhibitions, including at The Bernardaud Foundation in Limoges, France, the Royal West Academy in Bristol, England, the Paul Robeson Gallery at Rutgers University, and WaveHill, the prestigious public gardens in The Bronx, New York. Among numerous private collections his work is also in the collection of Longhouse Reserve: The Jack Lenor Larsen Estate. Notable commissions include a large-scale ceramic wall mural...

Gorgeous Stemlite opaque white glass ball shade table lamp by Bill Curry for Design Line. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage an...

Italian opaque glass and chrome table lamp and vase by Model Depositato. Unusual combination of a table lamp and a flower vase, having a white enamel removable interior bucket with a chrome perforated...