Victorian Shoe Lamp

Victorian Duplex oil lamp with porcelain hand-painted reservoir on brass base; later adapted to electricity.

Unique pair of well made 1960s modern French shoe horse chrome table lamps, newly rewired and ready to use, with minor wear and patina due to age and use.

Vintage cobbler shoe forms converted to table lamps These are wonderful old cobbler shoe forms that have been converted into table lamps. No shad...

Austrian Orientalist cold-painted bronze lamp of a shoe cobbler Austrian, Early 20th Century Height 23cm, width 21cm, depth 16cm The story presented by the makers of this sculptural lamp is set at a shoe cobbler’s workshop. Made in the traditional Viennese manner of cold-painted bronze, the piece is an outstanding example of high quality Orientalist design. Three shoe cobblers are depicted working together in a traditional Orientalist building, one covered by textiles to protect them from the elements. The wall is decorated with a large pair of scissors, a tool often used by shoe cobblers. In the foreground is a male figure reaching towards a wooden bench on which shoes needing repair are displayed. Behind him, sitting on a bamboo-supported table sit two other male figures. The first one is caught mid-speaking, in a pose suggesting he is excited. On his legs is a piece of textile. The man next to him is seen holding threads in both hands, repairing a vibrant red shoe. All figures are dressed in loosely fit clothing...