Designer: Robert Dudley Best
Designed: 1930
Material: Black brass, opal glass
Dimensions: W 20 x D 20 x H 51 cm
Quantity: One only
Condition: Very good
Well kept. Minimal wear, the result of careful use, and nothing that takes away from the piece.
Black brass throughout, a weighted round base, a cam lever on the upright so the whole arm rises and drops, and a heavy opal glass dome under a knurled gallery. The first Bauhaus-influenced lamp made in Britain, and one that sits in the permanent collections of the V&A and the Design Museum in London.
Everything on it is metal and glass and everything does a job. The dark bronzed black brass against warm white opal is the best of the finishes, and the shade throws a soft even pool rather than a hard spot, which is what makes these handsome things to read under for hours. The height is yours to set — the cam lever holds it anywhere you put it. Inline switch on the cord. There's a tiny chip on the base, photographed.
Photographed honestly, in natural light, exactly as it is. No surprises when your new favourite thing arrives.
Everything we sell is 100% authentic. No reproductions, no replicas.
PS. We ship worldwide. For delivery outside Australia, contact us and we'll come back within a day with the best way to get your new favourite piece to you.
Designer: Robert Dudley Best
Designed: 1930
Material: Black brass, opal glass
Dimensions: W 20 x D 20 x H 51 cm
Quantity: One only
Condition: Very good
Well kept. Minimal wear, the result of careful use, and nothing that takes away from the piece.
Black brass throughout, a weighted round base, a cam lever on the upright so the whole arm rises and drops, and a heavy opal glass dome under a knurled gallery. The first Bauhaus-influenced lamp made in Britain, and one that sits in the permanent collections of the V&A and the Design Museum in London.
Everything on it is metal and glass and everything does a job. The dark bronzed black brass against warm white opal is the best of the finishes, and the shade throws a soft even pool rather than a hard spot, which is what makes these handsome things to read under for hours. The height is yours to set — the cam lever holds it anywhere you put it. Inline switch on the cord. There's a tiny chip on the base, photographed.
Photographed honestly, in natural light, exactly as it is. No surprises when your new favourite thing arrives.
Everything we sell is 100% authentic. No reproductions, no replicas.
PS. We ship worldwide. For delivery outside Australia, contact us and we'll come back within a day with the best way to get your new favourite piece to you.
