Bidspirit auction | Large Polychrome Metal Blackamoor Figure

Large Polychrome Metal Blackamoor Figure Table Lamp on Marble Base - A tall decorative table lamp featuring a cold-painted polychrome metal figure of a youth in North African or Moorish attire. The figure is depicted standing on a rocky outcrop, holding a shallow dish of fruit in one hand and supporting the lamp stem aloft with the other. The attire includes a red jacket over a yellow vest, a patterned cream skirt with geometric motifs, a green sash, and a blue turban adorned with a feather. The figure stands atop a tiered metal pedestal decorated with three lion-head masks joined by laurel swags. This assembly is mounted to a black marble plinth with white veining, which rests upon an octagonal metal base. The lamp is fitted with a modern brown electrical cord, an inline rocker switch, and a candelabra-base socket. It is topped with a four-sided, bell-shaped fabric shade featuring dark trim and a tiered metal finial. No maker's marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the exterior of the base, pedestal, or figure.Height: 35.5 inchesWidth: 5.5 inches.