Art Nouveau Table Lamp ‘Serpentina’, Austria, c. 1900
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Austria/Bohemia, c. 1900
Glass shade presumably made by Pallme-König
Stand in form of a fielding snake with opal glass shade with green thread decoration
Electrified
Height: 50.5 cm
Very good condition
Decorative table lamp in the sculptural shape of a snake, which was a popular motif of Art Nouveau because its gently flowing body and geometric pattern
This decorative table lamp is designed in form of a fielding snake. With open mouth she holds a lampshade made of opal glass with green thread decoration as it was typical of the designs of the factory Pallme-König. Also, the snake has become a popular subject during the Art Nouveau, since its scaly skin with geometric patterns and wiggeling bodies were well suited for the art nouveau style.
The lamp is in very good condition with slight signs of age and wear. It is electrified, the functionality has not been tested and is therefore not guaranteed. Its height measures 50.5 cm.
Pallme-König glass manufacturer
In 1786 the glass refinery ‘Pallme & Ullmann’ was founded by Ignaz Pallme-König. The glass works were shown at various international world exhibitions and later exported to Europe, America, Asia and Australia. In around 1900 the company was re-named ‘Pallme-König’, they produced commercial and luxury glass and then decorated these in a special way with spun glass threads. They also produced objects out of Favrile glass, invented by Louis Comfort Tiffany in 1894, that are characterised by a very fine iridescent lustre.
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