Cattails & Heron Table Lamp

Materials: Rectangular travertine base. Brown felt on the bottom of the base. Gilded bronze/brass or some other copper alloy reeds. Silver-plated bird. Brass rod. Fabric lampshade. Bakelite socket.

Total height: 68 cm  / 26.77”

Height: 43 cm / 16.92”

Lampshade: 35 x 35 cm / 13.77 x 13.77”

Base: 18 x 13 cm / 7.08 x 5.11”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 75 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used. Not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1970s, 1980s – Hollywood Regency.

Designer: Lanciotto Galeotti (born 1945).

Manufacturer: Lancia – L’originale, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze Italy.

Other versions: Also made in a bigger version (96 cm  / 37.79”) with 3 herons. It’s on display here on the Vintageinfo website.

These table lamps are often attributed to the famous Maison Jansen or Maison Charles companies from Paris, France, but they are not. They are as well made in a high quality and handmade. 

L’Originale

L’Originale is an Italian company founded by Lanciotto Galeotti in 1970.
The company still exists. L’Originale produces classical lamps (chandeliers, sconces, table lamps and so on) according to old Italian traditions.

“L’Originale produces hand made luxury lamps, light fixtures and furnishings of the highest quality.” According to the company’s website.

Cattails, bulrush named in North America, is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. The Latin name is typha latifolia.

Links (external links open in a new window)

History of the L’Originale company
Website L’Originale
Cattail reed on Wikipedia
Maison Jansen on Wikipedia
Maison Charles Paris

On Vintageinfo: 

Other lamps in this style
Reed lamps
Herons & Cattails Table Lamp – big version
L’Originale herons table lamp
Galeotti brass bird table lamp
Cattail and lilies table lamp