Bidspirit auction | Art Nouveau Reverse Painted Lamp

Art Nouveau Reverse Painted Lamp (Marriage) - This Art Nouveau style table lamp features a sympathetic marriage between an ornate slag glass shade and a complementary lighted glass base. The domed shade is constructed from six curved panels of marbled blue and white slag glass, encased in an intricate cold-painted white metal filigree overlay. The metalwork depicts stylized arboreal forms, vines, and floral swags with remnants of red, yellow, and green painted accents. The shade is topped with a tiered metal heat cap and a brass-tone ball finial. The flared glass base features a textured vertical ribbing with a tricolor gradient transition from blue at the top to white, and finishing in deep red at the bottom. The base is decorated with hand-painted blue pansies and green foliage, set within a matching dark-patinated metal framework. The lamp is equipped with two pull-chain sockets for primary illumination and an internal socket for the lighted base, controlled by a rotary switch on the lower rim. It has been rewired with a modern brown plastic-insulated cord and a standard two-prong plug.