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Speckled Mushroom Murano Table Lamp – Details
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Speckled Mushroom Murano Table Lamp
Materials: Chromed metal (iron) ring base. Hand blown crystal Murano glass lampshade. Made in the vetro doublé technique: white on the inside and white and brown speckled or mottled on the outside, stracciatella ice cream style. Bakelite E14 socket.
Height: 28 cm / 11.02”
Width: ∅ 18 cm / 7.08”
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: 1950s, 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: To be appraised.
Other versions: This speckled mushroom Murano table lamp exists in several colours and was also produced with a different chrome base.
This lamp has everything to be an Italian lamp, in all probability from Murano. When you find one, they are always for sale in Italy. The glass is made in the vetro doublé technique from the Venetian Island, much used in lamps made by Venini, Vistosi, Leucos, Barovier, Seguso and many others.
VLM Components
The electric parts are made by the Italian VLM Components company. The switch and plug were produced since the 1950s until the late 1960s. VLMComponents is part of the Relco Group, founded in 1967. Today they are the owners of the brands Relco, Leuci, Relco Lighting, VLMComponents and Segno.
Vetro Doublé: an object made of two layers of glass normally of two different colours.
Incamiciato: overlay lattimo glass (= milky looking glass) with a layer of transparent coloured glass. It is the alternative for vetro doublé.
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Murano Glass Lamps
Murano has long been synonymous with the finest glassmaking in the world. Beyond vases, sculptures, and decorative objects, the island’s glassmakers also became pioneers in lighting design.
From the 1950s through the 1980s, Murano workshops produced a wide variety of glass lamps: table and floor lamps, wall sconces, and chandeliers in countless forms. Some were delicate and traditional, others bold and modernist, but all carried the unmistakable quality of Venetian craftsmanship.
The uniqueness of Murano lighting lies in the mastery of techniques passed down through generations: sommerso layering, murrine patterns, avventurina sparkles, and refined crystal-clear glass. Combined with the imagination of Italian designers, these skills transformed simple glass into luminous works of art.
It is important to note that only lamps made on the island of Murano itself can rightfully be called “Murano glass.” Factories in nearby towns or on the mainland often produced very similar models, sometimes almost indistinguishable in style, but those pieces are not authentic Murano creations. Just one village further, and the result is merely “Murano style.”
