THE TYPE 742 BRASS-COLOURED ‘ORGUE’ TABLE LAMP, POSSIBLY BY MAISON CHARLES, FRANCE, DATES BACK TO THE 1960s. WHILE IT CANNOT BE CERTAINLY IDENTIFIED AS SUCH, THIS LAMP BEARS A STRIKING RESEMBLANCE TO A SMALLER VERSION OF THE FAMOUS ‘ORGUE’ (ORGAN) LAMP BY MAISON CHARLES. IN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION, THE LAMP SHOWS SOME AGE AND DOES HAVE SOME SCRATCHING AND SPOTS ON THE BRASS. THESE HOWEVER DO NOT DISTRACT AT ALL FROM THE GREAT DESIGN AND OVERALL GOOD CONDITION.

THE LAMP FEATURES A WHITE CIRCULAR BASE, CREATING A BEAUTIFUL CONTRAST WITH THE BRASS STEM AND TOP, WHICH GRADUALLY WIDENS INTO A UNIQUE ORGAN-LIKE STRUCTURE. THIS DESIGN ELEMENT EMBODIES THE ELEGANCE AND CREATIVITY THAT MAISON CHARLES IS KNOWN FOR.

A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE FACT THAT GREAT DESIGN IS NOT DEPENDENT ON SIZE, THIS LAMP REMAINS A STATEMENT PIECE, ADDING A TOUCH OF MID-CENTURY FRENCH ELEGANCE TO ANY INTERIOR.