Cascading Glass Globes Chandelier

Cascading glass globes chandelier bubble relief lampshades copper lid plastic spider ceiling cap 1960s Germany

Cascading glass globes chandelier bubble relief magnifying sphere lampshade 1960s Germany

Materials: 7 bubble relief sphere lampshades with a magnifying lens effect. 7 copper cones. Brown plastic spider ceiling mount. 7 Bakelite E14 sockets.

Height: 150 cm / 59.05” – adjustable

Width: ∅ 45 cm / 17.71”

Globes: ∅ 15 cm / 5.90”

Electricity: 7 bulbs E14, 7 x 40 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: To be determined, Germany.

Other versions: This cascading glass globes chandelier exists as a single pendant lamp, more or less globes and was also made with other globes, such as white ones.

This chandelier is very similar to a DORIA lamp, but the DORIA chandelier is more elegant and the design of the individual lamps is drop-shaped.

This chandelier is in all probability a German one. All these lamp with this glass appear in Germany. But unfortunately all without a label.

This chandelier is sometimes attributed to Richard Essig, a German company. Unfortunately, Richard Essig is not a lamp manufacturer, but merely a reseller of old stock. The manufacturer remains unknown for now.

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Richard Essig

Richard Essig is often mistakenly cited as a designer for DORIA. In reality, Richard Essig was a wholesale company that acquired and resold lighting, among other products, including remaining or surplus stock. Lamps sold by Richard Essig were manufactured by various companies such as Staff, Disderot, Massive, and others, and were typically labelled “Richard Essig – Besigheim ”.

Besigheim is a town in Germany, not a lighting manufacturer. The reference sometimes encountered online to “Richard Essig design for Besigheim ” is therefore incorrect.

The company itself did not produce lighting. All lamps associated with the Richard Essig name were manufactured by third parties, many of them by Massive. Richard Essig as a company no longer exists.