Crafted in the early-to-mid 20th century, this original vintage desk lamp is styled after classic 19th-century Victorian student oil lamps, featuring a cast brass body with ornate scrollwork arms, a central urn reservoir design, and a heavily detailed tripod base. Originally designed to illuminate reading desks, lamps of this type were popular throughout the early 1900s for their focused downward light and balanced aesthetic, later converted to standard electric wiring as domestic electricity became widespread.

Condition & Dimensions

Dimensions: 38 cm high

Condition: The cast brass exhibits authentic age-related patina and minor tarnishing throughout, with a visible chip on the lower rim of the white milk glass shade where it rests inside the brass gallery ring.