Trying to find info on lamp...Art Deco?

Hi,

I got this lamp at a Peddler's mall. It is some type of metal and her face is maybe resin? The arms are missing and I am thinking that they there were originally the same material as her face? Any thoughts welcome.

Thanks,

Kiki

 

lamp detail by Scared of cats posted Dec 15, 2019 at 7:26 PM

lamp detail by Scared of cats posted Dec 15, 2019 at 7:26 PM

lamp base by Scared of cats posted Dec 15, 2019 at 7:26 PM

lamp back by Scared of cats posted Dec 15, 2019 at 7:26 PM

no arms by Scared of cats posted Dec 15, 2019 at 7:26 PM

lamp detail by Scared of cats posted Dec 15, 2019 at 7:24 PM

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lamp by Scared of cats posted Dec 15, 2019 at 7:19 PM

Sorry, meant to add this...

 

She is Art Deco. Face might be celluloid. Shame arms (which would have been made of same material) are missing.

Debora

 

Ah, that is right, celluloid. I could not think of what that material was. I bet it was beautiful with the arms. Thanks!

 

yes, likely arms were not metal....

 

Those are amazing!

 

You may be able to find something suitable at a hobby shop that sells doll parts for crafters. They probably wouldn't have celluloid but maybe something in resin could work.

 

The originals has Ivory parts. Mass produced copies like this one used celluloid ..even so, the copies are quite desirable but the original Chiparus ones are very expensive, or at least they used to be!

 

the technique is very old and was called chryselephantine, which meant gold and ivory. since art nouveau and then especially French art déco, the combination of any metal like pewter, régule etc. and other materials like bone, resin, plastic etc. also goes under that name.
one of the best collections is in Salamanca in the "museo casa de lis".

 

I wonder if it has any worth with no arms? It is still very pretty regardless.

 

I'd think it would !
The face is nice....the fanned skirt....it still has a presence ..
the light works.....the base isn't bust up...... it is what it is..!!

How much and to whom............ ????
Whether replacing the arms would add or take away value...????

These are things above my pay grade !!

 

@Fid - Yes, yes - French, of course. We all know those lines from La Marseillaise!

"No arms, citoyens;
Préparer l'amputation...."
.

 

at the moment from what little I understand of politics, it seems rather the English cousin of Fatty Arbuckle, that is trying a self-amputation...

but back to art and away from the gruesome. it seems as if the face was in one of those waxy materials, especially sensitive to heat. mine are luckily still defending their place in the vaults and didn't lose any parts.