Sale!

$495.00

SOLD for $440 in 2023.

LOCATION– being sold from a private seller in Brunswick, MELBOURNE. For all BUYING enquiries, call (or SMS) us using the phone number in our ABOUT section. For SELLING enquiries SMS ONLY please!

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Description

SOLD for $440 in 2023.

Being sold UNDER CONSIGNMENT by a private seller in BRUNSWICK, Melbourne.

Background Info and Provenance

A stunning art deco 1940’s Bakelite / Bakerlite floor lamp / light stand that incorporates several side tables. Bakelite was the first plastic / resin made from synthetic components. It was developed by a Belgian chemist in New York and patented in 1909. Bakelite came into widespread use in the 1920’s through to the 1940’s. In the 1940’s other plastics were invented. Bakelite was designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in 1993 by the American Chemical Society. The retro appeal of old Bakelite products and sheer beauty of Bakelite has made all items made from Bakelite collectible. Bakelite items are getting increasingly difficult to find. I’ve had several Bakelite items go to America over the years. Values are always appreciating making them a solid investment.

This GENUINE art deco piece (from the 1930’s or 1940’s) has a cool space-age style. The curves and beehive lamp shade are iconic design features of the era. People wanting to create an authentic art deco interior will be keen for a piece like this but items like this come up very rarely, making it an astute investment. Art Deco / Nouveau items, particularly made of Bakelite, will increase in value along with inflation at least. As time goes by more and more art deco pieces get broken and discarded, but the demand never diminishes, if anything it only increases. These factors create the perfect conditions for art deco items to continue to increase in value. This is the first item like this we’ve had after 20 years of trading- miss it and you could be waiting years to find another art deco floor lamp that’s similar.

This deco nouveau piece has cool designer flair, but it’s a look that’s also timeless. If it still looks amazing after almost 100 years, it will always be in trend. After modern items have lost favour, broken and ended up as landfill, this authentic art deco Bakelite piece will be passed onto another generation telling more stories as it goes. There’s no better way of investing in your home, reducing landfill and supporting small local business.

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This art deco floor lamp is in brilliant condition for something of this age. It has NO chips, NO cracks, NO repairs, NO wobbles, NO structural defects at all. The piece is very presentable and overall is in nice clean condition. Being beige in colour the Bakelite on the top table has a few very feint marks but they are feint and not noticed unless you're really looking for them. Study our photos and use the Magnifying Tool to get close and personal with this piece so you'll know exactly what you'll be getting. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Measurements. Across- 51cm. Depth- 51cm. Total height- 159cm.
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