Floor lamp - eyeball - Lacquered steel - Vintage space age eyeball floor lamp
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Vintage space-age eyeball floor lamp in lacquered steel with two adjustable eyeballs, 141 cm tall with a 22 cm base diameter and approximately 27 cm lamp ball diameter, weighing 3.3 kg, in working order and in fair condition with possible missing small parts.
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Very decorative vintage space age eyeball floor lamp (standing lamp) with two eyeballs. The lamp, made in '70s brown with gold eyeballs, is 141cm tall, and the base has a diameter of about 22cm. The diameter of the lamp globe is approximately 27cm, which is very large for this type of lamp! The weight is nearly 3.5kg.
The lamp probably dates from the 1960s or early 1970s, and it fully embodies the vintage atmosphere, with the typical eyeball lamps of the space age.
This type of lamps are called eyeball lamps because the round spotlight with a lamp in the middle resembles an eye with the lamp as the pupil (see photos). Especially when you use lamps that have a silver coating on the front, the eyeball is very clearly visible (see photos).
The lamp is in reasonable condition. Scratches are visible on the stem from moving the lamp balls up and down, and the balls themselves were probably once black and have been reasonably neatly spray-painted gold later. The switch is not original. The signs of use are logical for over 50 years of use.
The bulbs can be independently rotated, nodded, and slid up and down, allowing the adjustment of each individual eyeball (spot) to be customized. This makes the lamp very suitable as a reading light, but also as a spotlight that can illuminate, for example, a piece of art or a painting. The lamps can be slid from top to bottom and fixed in place, and they can be rotated 360 degrees around the stem.
This beautiful lamp fits into any interior and is definitely a conversation piece!
The lamp is carefully packed and shipped insured.
Very decorative vintage space age eyeball floor lamp (standing lamp) with two eyeballs. The lamp, made in '70s brown with gold eyeballs, is 141cm tall, and the base has a diameter of about 22cm. The diameter of the lamp globe is approximately 27cm, which is very large for this type of lamp! The weight is nearly 3.5kg.
The lamp probably dates from the 1960s or early 1970s, and it fully embodies the vintage atmosphere, with the typical eyeball lamps of the space age.
This type of lamps are called eyeball lamps because the round spotlight with a lamp in the middle resembles an eye with the lamp as the pupil (see photos). Especially when you use lamps that have a silver coating on the front, the eyeball is very clearly visible (see photos).
The lamp is in reasonable condition. Scratches are visible on the stem from moving the lamp balls up and down, and the balls themselves were probably once black and have been reasonably neatly spray-painted gold later. The switch is not original. The signs of use are logical for over 50 years of use.
The bulbs can be independently rotated, nodded, and slid up and down, allowing the adjustment of each individual eyeball (spot) to be customized. This makes the lamp very suitable as a reading light, but also as a spotlight that can illuminate, for example, a piece of art or a painting. The lamps can be slid from top to bottom and fixed in place, and they can be rotated 360 degrees around the stem.
This beautiful lamp fits into any interior and is definitely a conversation piece!
The lamp is carefully packed and shipped insured.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Style subtype
Space Age
Title additional information
Vintage space age eyeball floor lamp
No. of items
1
Material
Lacquered steel
Model
eyeball
Country of Origin
Unknown
Style
Vintage
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
In Working Order
Yes
Height
141 cm
Width
22 cm
Depth
22 cm
Weight
3.3 kg
Colour
Gold
Number Of Fittings
2
Estimated Period
1960-1970
