This French art deco torchiere dates from the 1930’s.  The wooden base has a nickel collar which supports the wooden shaft of increasing diameter.  The shaft is interrupted by a nickel donut and terminates at a nickel ball.  A two step nickel shade holds the socket, which can accept an up to 300 W light bulb.  The wood has been refinished, the nickel replated and the lamp rewired for American electricity.  The torchiere is 68” high and the shade is 20” in diameter.

This classic French art deco torchiere by Atelier Petitot is from the 1930’s.  The wood shaft swells as it rises to meet ten graduated rings.  The illuminated glass fins are frosted with a design that echoes the steps of the nickel shade.  The lamp is 66” tall and 18” in diameter.

This American art deco hand wrought iron floor lamp dates from the 1920’s.  The diamond shaped standard encloses an arabesque of fanciful flowers, leaves and buds in black and gold patinas.  Sitting on four feet with scrolled ends, the lamp has been rewired.  The lamp is 72” high and 16’ wide.

This rare pair of majestic French art deco floor lamps is a creation of the famed Atelier Petitot in Lyon, France. A similar lamp appears in their 1937 catalog. The torchieres have weighted three step nickel bases with three faux painted Macassar ebony shafts separated by bright nickel “speed” rings. The upper wood portion incorporates a ball and dome motif and is surmounted by a unique stepped bright nickel bowl. The lamps are 70” tall and the bowls are 18” in diameter at the top rim. The metal has been replated and coated with clear lacquer and the lamps have been rewired for American electricity.

This American art deco streamline machine age floor lamp was made in the 1930’s.  The chrome base steps up to a half dome which supports a black metal shaft with three “speed” rings on the bottom and five rings part way up the shaft.  A chrome rod extends to hold the cylindrical shade formed from translucent mica panels.  The outer chrome end cap opens to allow access to change the light bulb.  The lamp is 56” high.

Donald Deskey (1894 – 1989) designed this lamp in the early 1930’s for his firm Deskey  Volmer.  The body of the lamp has been re-chromed and the lamp rewired to contemporary standards.  The translucent mica shade directs light down while giving a warm glow to your room  A similar lamp is pictured on page 182 of David Hanks’ book Donald Deskey Decorative Designs and Interiors.  The lamp is 60” high.

This American art deco wrought iron floor lamp was designed and made by John B. Salterini (? - 1952) in the 1920’s. The lamp shaft and base in gold and blackened iron rises from a geometric base to a shade of four milk glass panels which conceal the bulb. The lamp has been rewired and is 66 ½” high.

This special American art deco aluminum and chrome torchiere dates from the 1930’s. The three graduated shades reflect light off the ceiling and cast a warm glow of ambient light from between each bowl. A 7” high band of glass rods beneath, provides additional light to the room. The torchiere stands 66” high and is 13” in diameter at the top.