This striking vintage Murano lamp features pieces of twisted ballotini/zanfirico glass cane suspended in a glass slab. The floating abstract spirals bring to mind DNA or single celled organisms viewed through a microscope. There is a gentle rippling and waviness to the hand-formed glass that evokes ice or still water. While this lamp has an extremely similar shape to the more common aquarium lamps by Cenedese/Barbini, I have done a little research and not been able to find any other lamps made in this particular pattern. Could possibly be a unique, one-off experimental piece by the studio. As you can see, this item is in very good condition for its age, with some light overall surface wear. It has been rewired and is ready to use. It measures 23.5″ tall to the top of the shade, 11.5″ tall to the top of the glass base and weighs around 8 pounds. The switch clicks twice to turn on or off, which I think means it is compatible with 3-way dimmable bulbs. Comes with a clip-on style drum shade. I consider the photos in my listings to be part of the description. If you wish to make such a return, you must send a message to me within 5 days of your receipt of the item. Please note that I take the 5 days after receipt of your item seriously– please do your part by opening your package upon arrival and checking the contents, then letting me know right away if there is a problem. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Lamps”. The seller is “trevofishe-2″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Cenedese
- Design: Murano, Suspended Embedded Glass Cane
- Pattern: Zanfirico Ballotini Twisted Ribbon Swirl Spiral Helix DNA
- Designer: Alfredo Barbini, Gino Cenedese
- Type: Table Desk Lamp
- Era: 1950s 1960s
- Power Source: Corded Electric
- Size: Medium
- Theme: Art, Art Science Atomic Sputnik
- Style: Mid Century Modern Italian Modernist Brutalist Abstract
- Material: Glass, Bubble Glass, Bullicante
- Shade Shape: Drum