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← ArchiveView photographWilliam Manker studio pottery lamp · From the archive.←1 of 4 · Complete object→Object details +View photographGlaze detail.View photographShade detail.View photographFittings and turned wood cap.Sold · ArchiveWilliam Manker studio pottery lampLayered blue, pink and white glaze, turned wood fittings and the original woven shade.Source something like this →This piece has sold. If you’re looking for something like it, we can search for you.Maker / attributionWilliam MankerPeriodLate 1940s–1950sOriginPadua Hills, CaliforniaMaterialCeramicDimensions23in overall height; shade 11¼in wide. Base 11in to socket and 5in wide.ConditionVery good; slight patina from age.Work performedDisassembled and cleaned; studio mark revealed beneath the pottery body.ElectricalOriginal brass fittings, wiring and two-prong plug; in working order.IncludedOriginal woven shade. Bulb excluded.

Original listingHow we described it when it was for sale.The full description from our shop listing, unchanged.Read the full description +Vintage, late 1940s-1950s, William Manker Studio California Art Pottery Lamp with blue & pink ombre glaze and original boucle lamp shade. Although Manker and his contemporary art potters were focused on producing tableware, lamp bases were a staple product produced by potters following WW2, with most sold through commercial showrooms alongside furniture of the period. This mid century modern lamp is one of a series of lamps made by Manker in the studio he ran from 1935 - 1950 in Padua Hills, CA and shows off his slip cast pottery and distinctive layered glazing that he is known for. This one is a soft blue - both inside and outside - layered with pink and white to create a stippled ombre effect. The lamp is all original with the pottery at the center, capped with a vase cap of blond turned wood, sitting on a matching turned wood base and finished off with an original mid century drum shade with classic drop spider and covered in a rough woven white and tan boucle with gold strands. The lamp is working with all original brass and brass plated parts, a brown chord and brown 2-prong plug. The lamp measures 23" high with shade and 11 1/4" wide at the shade height. The base is 11" to the top of the socket and 5" wide. Lamp was disassembled and fully cleaned, revealing the original studio mark on the bottom of the pottery piece that sits on the wood base when fully assembled. In very good condition with slight patina from age. Shipped without bulb. A lovely vintage modern lamp that brings color and texture to a night stand, side table or console.Written when the piece was for sale. What it says about what was included and how it shipped applied only to that sale.View the original listing and photographs ↗Original listing: https://quondamredux.com/products/vintage-mcm-william-manker-studio-california-art-pottery-lamp-blue-pink-ombre

Related researchHow to read a William Manker lampWhat its glaze, fittings and original shade tell you, and the studio mark we found hidden underneath.Read the article →

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