20th C. French Green Opaline Glass Lamp

Green opaline glass was a French specialty, prized for the way it holds light from within rather than reflecting it back at you. This bulbous urn-form base glows chartreuse when lit, the color somewhere between apple and absinthe. A Greek key band in gilt circles the shoulder, grounding an otherwise exuberant form in something classical. Mounted on a square gilt wood plinth. Sold with shade.

Style: French Neoclassical
Materials & Techniques: Opaline glass, gilt decoration, gilt wood base
Place of Origin: France
Period: 20th century