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Barnebys HQ
Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Miscellaneous / Table lamp - Bronze, Marble - Charles V
It is a lamp that imposes presence from the very first moment: majestic, sculptural, and fully inspired by the imperial imagination of the Charles V style, reinterpreted in the first half of the 20th century with that taste for worked bronze and historical figures transformed into ornamental supports. The emperor, depicted standing, in full armor, sword at his side, with a solemn bearing, acts as a living column for the whole. His figure is not just an ornament: it is the visual and symbolic axis that sustains the luminous structure. The bronze, modeled with detail—fabric folds of the metal, reliefs of the breastplate, texture of the helm—adds material density that reinforces the sense of a noble, almost ceremonial piece. Upon it rises the body of the lamp, with its branched arms, crowned by lights that mimic classical tapers. One of them shows a flaw, visible in the photographs, which requires intervention, just as the complete rewiring, necessary to restore its functionality without altering its historic character. The base, wide and decorated, supports the figure with balance and adds a monumental touch that makes the lamp function almost like a sculpture with a lighting function. It is large, rounded, designed to occupy a protagonist place in a living room, office, or entrance where its imperial air can unfold without restrictions. Overall, it is a piece that combines history, theatricality, and craftsmanship, an object that not only illuminates but tells a story: a lamp that seems to have stepped from a royal court stage, ready to reclaim its splendor with minimal restoration. Certified shipping and good packaging.
Estimate:$340.21
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Estimate:
$340.21
TABLE LAMPS, 1 pair, "Solo", including Fagerhult's Light Fixture, 1950s/60s
12/30/2025
$21.68
Est: $43.15
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