Brass Conical Table Lamp
Materials: Brass rods, brass hook, joint and parts. Conical off white, vanilla painted lampshade, painted white on the inside. Brass E14 socket.
Height: 28 cm / 11.02”
Width: 33 cm / 12.99”
Rod: 28 cm / 11.02”
Lampshade: ∅ 9,5 x 15 cm / 3.74 x 5.90”
Electricity: 1 bulb E14, 1 x 40 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1950s, 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: Dek-A-Lux, DWEK, 22, Rue Royale, Paris, France – attributed.
Other versions: This brass conical table lamp was made with many different lampshades with the same base. Made in many colours. It is provided with a hook, it can be used as a wall lamp.
Often attributed to Boris Lacroix, Stilnovo, Guiseppe or Angelo Ostuni (O-Luce) and some other famous companies. But that’s nonsense. They all made similar lamps. A very similar lamp was produced by the Polish company Stoleczne Zaklady.
This brass conical table lamp has some similarities with the Hala Pinocchio table lamps. You can find them over here.
Dek-A-Lux
Dek-A-Lux was a sub-company of Albert Dwek‘s company DWEK from Paris, France. The company also sold the model 215 and 216 lamp (Ochetta) designed by Giuseppe Ostuni in 1952 (O-Luce) in the 1950s. Dwek named them AD1 and AD2. Dek-A-Lux must be long gone. Do you know more? Please let us know through the contact form and help improve the websites exactitude.
VLM Components
All the electric parts were made in the 50s and 60s by the VLM Components company from Buccinasco, near Milan in Italy. Today VLM Components is owned by Relco. It is one of the biggest suppliers of switches, cords and plugs in Europe. VLM Components became famous for the switches they produce that were designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1968.
