Rouge de Rance Geometric Red Marble Plinth Table Lamp, Brass Art Deco Regency

The Marbro 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. 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 and antique dealers around the world. For the most part, none of the bodies were made on site. . Italy was the source for alabaster, Japan and China for Porcelain, Brass in India and Crystal from Germany and France. Lamps would also be made from sculptures that customers brought to in to the shop. Once the lamp bodies arrived, a group of Marbro employees would make the wood bases, spin the metal caps, make the shades, and do the painting and tinting. With the help of about 20-40 other true world class artisans, metal workers, finishers and handmade shade makers, they produced lamps and shades that were truly some of last of their kind of art. Here we have an astonishing example of Marbro production. This mid to late 18th century lusciously oxblood lacquered "sang de boeuf" Chinese urn was almost certainly a custom commission by a client, the owner of the Qing urn. The exceptional quality of the urn, it's size, gentle proportions, the even application of the oxblood glaze (especially over the stunning elephant handles) are of a quality that I have not seen before in a lamp. The Marbro artisans truly did right by their client, as they allowed the exceptional form and color of the Chinese antique take center stage. The simple base follows the proportion of the body yet perfectly echoes the angle and curve of the elephant trunk handles. Victorian lampshade...

Midcentury Barovier and Toso Murano opaline caged art glass monumental table or floor lamp. Monumental!

Midcentury French modern enameled brass geometric lamp, green, Maison Barbier, 1970s. Rare sculptural mod-century piece. Lamp body comprised of tw...

Midcentury French modern enameled brass geometric lamp pair, Maison Barbier, 1970s. Rare sculptural mod-century pair. Lamp bodies comprised of two...

Chinese Deco Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, Hollywood Regency, Early 20th Century. Hand painted. Floral front, lion handles and calligraphy on back. This listing is for a single tab...

Chinese Deco Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, Hollywood Regency, Early 20th Century. Hand painted. Floral front, lion handles and calligraphy on...

A geometric design, the marble cubes are alternated with balls, all of deeply veined Italian marble. Circa 1935

An unique table lamp with a large marble base. The lamp is ornamented with circles and gold details. It comes with a handmade lampshade with a stripe...

This marble table lamp is a design of the 1970s. The marble mosaic is fixed on a wooden base. The copper inlay accentuate the geometric design. This impressive lamp is in very goo...

An Art Deco vintage geometric iron brass table lamp, which was designed and made in Austria, 1920s. The outstanding rare and handmade vintage table lamp shows iron and brass geometr...

Beautiful heavy art deco brass table lamp. The lamp has a gorgeous original ceramic switch (see photo), fully functional. The cord has been r...

French Victorian (19th/20th Cent) rouge marble column lamp with gilt mounts on top and base and mounted on a round marble base.