Lamp - Art Nouveau pendant lamp, glass scarabs • marked 'D.R.G.M.' • ca. 1905–1920 - Brass

Brandt the lamp, then the light beams from within through a circlet of glass scarabs, glowing like gemstones. A German Jugendstil pendant lamp in burnished brass, marked D.R.G.M. On the shade run pressed spiral vines with a row of circles. The scarabs in cobalt blue, emerald green, ruby red, amber and violet bring a touch of Egyptian revival into your home.

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Description:
A round, flattened shade with a stepped collar and a bell-shaped socket holder carrying a porcelain socket. Around the collar runs a wreath of punched zigzag openings that vent the heat. The shade is pressed and domed from thin brass sheet; the relief of the vines also shows on the inside. The scarabs sit in toothed settings along the shoulder and are fixed inside with clinched claws. The deep chocolate-brown patina has been worn down at the highest points to a golden-yellow, so the decoration lights up against the dark ground.

About the maker:
Around 1905–1920 the German lamp industry produced pressed-brass shades with colored glass stones, the jewel shades. D.R.G.M. was the German mark for protected designs; the scarab follows the Egyptian revival. This shade, with its struck mark, belongs exactly to that series.

Inside:
Low above a dark dining table, in the evening: a warm circle of light, and above it five colours that glow from the metal.

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Condition:
Good. Deep, even patina with wear on the highest relief points typical of burnished brass. Scarabs: no exposed settings. Interior: light stains and some white residue around the collar. The white cord has been replaced later. Electrical not tested; offered as a decorative object, have the lamp checked before use. See the images.

In a glance:
Material: burnished brass, pressed and domed, with pressed glass scarabs
Dimensions and weight: 32 x 11 x 13 cm, 350 g
Mark: struck 'D.R.G.M.' on the inside of the shade
Dating: ca. 1905–1920
Origin: private collection, Western Europe

Description and sources:
Germany, ca. 1905–1920: the struck D.R.G.M. is the mark for protected use designs in the German Empire. Attributed to the German Jugendstil lamp industry on the basis of that mark, the pressed jewel shade and the decoration of spiral tendrils and circles.

Shipping:
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