Looking for info about space age table lamp

View attachment 149827 Hi all,
This is my first post here and I hope to get everything right. So I found a pretty cool table lamp which I believe to be space age (really don't know to much about all this...) and I was wondering if anyone could tell me a bit more about it, especially as the shade isn't in great condition and I would like to know a bit more before investing time and money.

All hints are appreciated.
Thanks so much in advance!
Sandy

 

WELCOME! Sadly, i don't have a clue about your lamp except, photo is sideways. Others will be along that know lamps.

 

Thank you, James! I fixed my post I had posted it from my phone and there I couldn't figure out how to turn the photo

 

Welcome to Antiquers Sandy!

Sorry to say that I can't help.......others will be along to offer opinions.

 

Welcome to the forum, Sandy.

 

Welcome!

First thought, it is an unusual color for the 50's/60's. Wondering if this might be a newer take on that style. Do you have a photo of the plug by chance?

 

Thank you for your reply! I did a bit more research and I was probably wrong about space age, it could be Italian modernism, I saw lamps of a company that made similar ones in the 70s but as you said as well the color is weird, also the ones that I saw were gold....Good idea about the cable!! I'll check on the weekend as it's at my in-laws house at the moment.

 

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome!!

 

It's a cool lamp. The color says 1950s/60s but if it was a bedroom lamp, who knows. In my opinion however, that lamp shade needs to go anyway.

 

Hello Sandy and welcome.

 

Welcome.

I'm wondering if the lampshade may not be original? It doesn't look quite right to me with that base. I don't have expertise here, though... it's just a hunch.

 

Thanks so much for your thought, I had another look today and I know where you're coming from but I'm pretty sure it's the original lampshade.(it is a curious piece...) The color on the inside matches perfectly and I'd also say that the age of the base and shade are the same.

 

Thank you, I know what you mean...at the beginning I felt the same way about the lampshade but in a weird way I grown quite fond of it in the meanwhile.The photo doesn't really do it justice and its an interesting combination...