RAREST OF THE RARE! WOOD TABLE LAMP CUSTOM GRAIN MATCHED WOOD! MetroWare started off in the Art Deco period. Making lamps for the new “Art Deco” tastes! They focused on wood, chalkware and plaster lamps for early. “Mid century modern” sensibilities! Was extremely low, by standards of the period. Often output would equal less than a hundred lamps a year. This number dwindled and the company folded by the. Finding any MetroWare lamp today is nearly. They just don’t exist in enough numbers. At first glance, this MetroWare lamp appears as a. Beautiful wood lamp with a clean design. Longer & closer the details make one realize it. Is so much more! The wood used is grain matched from a single. Wood source, sculpted, sanded and then lined up. So as to create a visual harmony as one looks. At the body of the lamp. This is the sort. Of thing the wood artisans at Crewe (and now Goodwood). Were doing in Rolls Royce motorcars! And stylistic integrity in a table lamp these days! This is one of the last of MetroWare’s. Considering the quality and time. Put into the creation of each lamp, it is easy. To see how they were out-produced and lost. Whatever market share they had in the era. Of mass production and industrialization. A work of illumination art from another era! This lamp was made. With such care it will defy centuries of time! A masterful illumination piece for your NY penthouse. Palm Springs atomic ranch or Malibu estate! ICONIC MID CENTURY LIGHTING FOR YOUR FABULOUS INTERIORS! This item is in the category “Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Lamps”. The seller is “gallery20th” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Type: Table Lamp
- Vintage: Yes
- Signed: Yes. Label on socket.
- Brand: MetroWare
- Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
- Featured Refinements: Mid Century Table Lamp
- Maker: MetroWare
- Handmade: Yes
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Material: Wood
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Power Source: Corded
- Antique: No
- Manufacturer: MetroWare