MODEL 8240 SCULPTURAL TABLE LAMP IN WOOD AND OPAL GLASS BY NAPAKO, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1950S

A SCULPTURAL MODEL 8240 TABLE LAMP PRODUCED BY NAPAKO IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA DURING THE 1950S. THE DESIGN COMBINES A SHAPED WOODEN BASE WITH AN ELEGANT CURVED METAL ARM, A LARGE OPAL-GLASS SHADE AND A BRASS SHADE HOLDER WITH A BEAUTIFULLY AGED PATINA.

THE ASYMMETRICAL COMPOSITION GIVES THE LAMP A DISTINCTIVE AND ALMOST ORGANIC APPEARANCE. WHEN ILLUMINATED, THE OPAL GLASS DIFFUSES THE LIGHT INTO A WARM, SOFT GLOW. THE LAMP IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE STRONG AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN TRADITION THAT FLOURISHED IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA DURING THIS PERIOD.

THE LAMP REMAINS IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION, WITH BOTH THE WOOD AND OPAL GLASS BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED. THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HAS BEEN RENEWED, WHILE THE ORIGINAL PUSH-BUTTON SWITCH REMAINS PRESENT AND WORKS PROPERLY. THE ORIGINAL NAPAKO MODEL 8240 MARKING IS ALSO PRESENT.