Copper Candle Bedside Table Lamp
Materials: Copper base with a handle. Faux dripping candlestick yellowish embossed clear glass lampshade. Bakelite E14 socket.
Height: 18 cm / 7.08”
Width: ∅ 14 cm / 5.51”
Width with handle: 21 cm / 8.26”
Electricity: 1 bulb E14, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: To be appraised.
Other versions: For the moment it is unknown if this copper candle bedside table lamp exists in several versions.
VLM Components
The wiring, plug, switch and socket are Italian and they are made by VLM Components from Buccinasco near Milan in the seventies. The company became famous for the switches they produce since 1968, designed by Achille Castiglioni.
VLM is part of the Relco Group, founded in 1967. Today they are the owners of the brands Relco, Leuci, Relco Lighting, VLM and Segno.
Links (external links open in a new window)
Achille Castiglioni in the Moma Museum in New York
Switches in the Relco webstore
Vintageinfo
Italian VLM switch model 450 designed by Achille Castiglioni