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    Up on offer here is this extremely rare French Authentic mid-19th Century heavy cast bronze & Natural Rouge Royal Marble, arts & crafts light house Nautical lamp by “Carpe Diem” and attributed to "Georg Zimmermann".

Stunning 19th-C original piece...

"Beautiful, genuine piece of vintage French Nautical lighting in superb condition"...

C-1830s

Please scroll through all images for full details and dimensions

"Free Parcel force" 24H Tracked Delivery

 

  • Good opportunity to acquire something unique to boost your original period lighting collection...
  • Standing at 59. 0 cm tall and weighing in at 10.1 LB, certainly an impressive vintage piece!
  • Artistic depiction of a real light house structure with its characteristic column, and Fresnel Lens
  • Prismatic cut glass shade emulating the Fresnel Lens encased in a representation of lighthouse structural features such as; upper bronze bonnet with top bronze finial (not ventilated), lantern gallery protected by six lockable bronze pillars, service space at the base of the gallery where bronze bulb holder representing the lantern base is located
  • Beautiful original two-stage Natural Rouge Royal Marble Corinthian column with a decorative mid-stage cornice, and a highly ornamental capital
  • Square raised bronze base with a decorative feature band and four staged claw feet
  • Fitted with an early 1930s Ivory Bakelite “Crater” inline switch; these are the most sought after of all inline switches by far!
  • Professionally rewired in period match three-core fabric-braided 0.75mm twist cable, earthed, tested, and in perfect working order
  • Manufacturing foundry seal, Deposé (registered design) stamp and serial number are all embossed into the base
  • Original 1920s "CLANG" three-round pin brown Bakelite plug with heavy brass terminal locks, early cord grip system
  • Ready to serve, (for both UK & USA homes) no additional parts or wiring required, other than a local regulation bulb
  • For dimensions, please see images
  • Any questions, please don’t hesitate
  • The lamp will ship (to British destinations) fitted with a modern 3 pin plug, so its ready out of the box, original Bakelite plug will also ship with the lamp, these period plugs are quire rare now, and make good display and talking points

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  • Condition report (Important, please read):
This fine Rare piece is in great period condition with charming aging patina and no known faults, and level of age-related wear commensurate with its 170+ years of service. Small hair line in the bronze mid-stage cornice, which is no hindrance to safety or performance, in fact it adds age authentic character feature to the lamp., one of the 12 crown nuts was replaced at some point over the last 100 years.  (please study images and make your own informed assessment)
(Important) Please Note:
Even though the light is Fully UK wired and in perfect working order when tested, To comply with local legal & safety regulations, It is buyer’s responsibility to check with a qualified person whether or not any usability or safety alteration will need to be made to wiring or fittings in accordance with local laws.
Please study all the images, and read condition report, which form an integral part of item description, and then if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. thank you

Packaging & Shipping

  • Lamp will be Re-tested prior to packaging, it will then be securely packaged in its own individual box within the overall parcel, which will be shipped by Royal mail Parcel Force 24H tracked delivery. "Free of charge"
  • Packaging process is always documented in images, which are forwarded to buyer as soon as parcel is dispatched.
  • Kindly note: "All our items are professionally packaged with bespoke packaging materials to maximize safety in transit"

Thanks for looking

World wide Shipping

Payment.

     We will accept the following methods of payment.

  • Pay Pal
  • UK postal order
  • direct on line transfer
  • CHQ drawn on UK bank “dispatch after clearance”
  • credit / debit cards via eBay
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