RARE & FABULOUS ART NOUVEAU CIRCUS ENTERTAINER LAMP WITH ITALIAN MILLEFIORI GLASS GLOBE SHADE CIRCA 1920 Measures approximately 25 ½ high. The metal figural woman measures 7 ¼ wide by hand to elbow. The millefiori glass shade measures approximately 7 ½ in diameter. This wonderful lamp depicts an acrobatic woman with all the right moves juggling a ball in the air (the lamp shade) with her feet as she lays on her back she makes it look delightfully easy as she waves with one hand and fans herself with the other. The round or globe shaped shade is made of gorgeous Italian millefiori glass; it is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. This lamp is in outstanding original condition but does have some small areas of paint loss ie. On her legs and fingers. Remnant of the original sticker on the millefiori shade see last photo. Millefiori is a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware. The term millefiori is a combination of the Italian words “mille” (thousand) and “fiori” (flowers). Apsley Pellatt (in his book Curiosities of Glass Making) was the first to use the term “millefiori”, which appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1849. The beads were called mosaic beads before then. While the use of this technique long precedes the term “millefiori”, it is now most frequently associated with Venetian glassware. The item “FABULOUS ART NOUVEAU CIRCUS ENTERTAINER LAMP With ITALIAN MILLEFIORI SHADE C 1920″ is in sale since Wednesday, September 24, 2014. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Lamps”. The seller is “davidgrant777″ and is located in Portland, Oregon. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Type: Lamps
• Maker: Unknown
• Primary Material: Mixed Materials
• Age: 1900-1940
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: Multi-Color
• Style: Art Nouveau
• Country/Region of Origin: Unknown