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Vintage dog table lamp, a pair, in glazed ceramic, Ugo Zaccagnini style, 1980`s ca, Italian.
This pair of vintage table lamps have been gently cleaned while respecting the age patina. They are newly rewired & earthed, PAT tested by an electrician and ready to use. Each has a new brass lamp holder & brass cover, antique gold tone silk cable, new black cord switch & a new black plug
(UK Plug up to 250V)
. These lamps can be used with a dimmer. It is possible to use these lights in other countries with a light bulb suitable to local electricity.
These lamps have many of the quality design features of the sculptural dog ceramic figures of Zaccagnini Ceramics, from Florenze in Italy, the attributed designer & manufacturer.
With their sculptural presence, large proportions and cute animal theme, these lights work well as side lamps on tables, a sideboard, console, desk, or tall shelf. It would suit a range of interiors such as Antique, Country, Traditional, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, or Contemporary.
At the focal point of each lamp is a glazed ceramic base depicting a sitting Labrador. The dog sculptures are fitted on wooden bases.
Each figure is unique and individually handmade with great attention to detail, with minor differences in design & expression between them. Superbly hand painted, these lamps have a lot of personality. The two tone bodies are in shades of white, grey & camel. Black accents can be found on the eyes, face & feet.
Each ceramic sculpture is very stable with a good heavy weight. The surfaces have a smooth finish and great texture, with a subtle crackled effect underneath the glaze.
From the back the figurines are as well detailed as the front. The silk cable comes out from a discrete hole in the wooden bases.
The bases have an undulated irregular shape with stepped profile and are in black gloss enamel. They are of complementary different shape.
Underneath the lamp bases are padded with new black felt to protect the furniture below.
Rising from the back of each figure there is a polished brass column leading to the new brass lamp holder. This is inside a polished brass cover. The lamp holder has 2 brass screw rings to hold the lampshade in place. Halfway upwards the column curves, this portion of the arm can rotate sideways but not extend, there is a brass decorative coupler with a screw to fix the arm in different positions.
These lamps are finished with contemporary screw on lampshades of black chenille, complementing the tone of the base.
These lamps carry 1 standard small screw light bulb (E14) up to 60 Watts. At present fitted & photographed with Candle Clear shaped light bulbs of 28 Watts. These are included in the price.
It is possible to use any other E14 bulbs.
Each lamp has been newly rewired with new materials. They have a new brass lampholder, gold tone silk cable, new black cord switch, and a new black plug (UK Plug up to 250V).
This pair of vintage table lamps are in very good condition. The ceramic sculptures are in very good condition with no cracks or chips. The brass parts & wooden bases are sound and in very good condition with minor patina in line with age & wear. Both new lampshades are in very good condition.
Additional Dimensions:
The total Height of the lamp with the shade on is: 67 cm.
The base alone (without the lampshade) has the following dimensions: Height: 46 cm, Width: 20 cm & Depth: 17 cm.
The lampshade alone has the following dimensions: Height: 27 cm, top Diameter: 36 cm & bottom Diameter: 41 cm.
Packing is offered free of charge. We take special professional care while packing. For safe transport the lamp bases would be wrapped separately from the shades, both in bubble wrap, foam and an outer layer of card. Together all these parts would easily fit into a box with loose fill packing nuts, safe for posting with a courier.
We ship with reliable couriers (signed for, tracked & insured).
MAIN DELIVERY CHARGES:
Within London UK: Free
UK Mainland: £ 80
European Union: £ 130
United States/Canada: £ 250
Japan: £ 295
Australia: £ 450
Rest of the World please enquire.
ZACCAGNINI ITALIAN CERAMICS HISTORY
The ceramic factory `Ugo Zaccagnini & Figli` was founded by Ugo Zaccagnini (1868-1937), a former employee of Richard-Ginori, in Sesto Fiorentino in 1905. The first production focused on the production of majolica and earthenware types, often
Renaissance inspired ceramics.
The company moved to Florence in 1912.
After Ugo’s death in 1937, his son Urbano became company director, the second-generation period becoming identified with rustic terracotta pieces with tridimensional winding cord designs. Ceramiche Zaccagnini S.p.A. collaborated with many great artists of the era, such as Mario Bandini, Gino Pozzi, Leopold Anzengruber, painter U. Ciardella, sculptor L. Contini, and Fosco Martini.
In 1938 Walt Disney consigned the production of its ceramic cartoon characters to Zaccagnini S.p.A.
In the 1950`s an artistic line called `Swedish` was inspired by abstractionism, and
exhibited at the Italian Crafts Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
In 1958, Urbano Zaccagnini left the family factory founding the “Urbano Zaccagnini Ceramiche Artistiche” which remained active until the mid-1960s. Animal sculptures & lamps were produced in this period.
Zaccagnini Ceramics was active until the year 2000.
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