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    C.A.L.B. TV LAMP

    440,00 €

    C.A.L.B. TV lamp, from the 1950s.

    C.A.L.B. (Cristalleria Artistica Lavorazione Brevettata) is a company established in 1951 in Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy, where the finest crystal has been produced since the Middle Ages. The lamps they produced in the 1950s are extremely rare and appear on the market infrequently. This particular lamp was made as a TV lamp, but today it can be an excellent addition to any room. With its thick crystal base, pastel beige color, and brass details, it will leave no one indifferent.

    Have you ever heard of a TV lamp?

    In the 1950s, the presence of television in middle-class households was increasing. Even in its infancy, television was already showing itself as a central part of the modern home. “TV” was changing lives in the same way personal computers would three decades later, and like most technological inventions, there were concerns. Many believed that watching television in a darkened room could cause eye damage. Considering that consumers were accustomed to watching movies in darkened theaters, it was natural for the tradition to be transferred to home viewing. Moreover, the earliest televisions emitted rather dim light, making viewing in weak light almost a necessity.

    Soon, many televisions were equipped with a new adornment, a ceramic, illuminated figurine… the TV lamp. It seemed that the ambient light created by these lamps reduced eye strain and allowed viewing without guilt. TV lamps quickly became an essential addition to family television sets. Although they dominated as favorite household items for only about 10 years, their design significance still influences today.

    TV lamps were available in thousands of variations from hundreds of manufacturers, and although made of various materials, the majority were ceramic, coated with a shiny glaze in one of the popular colors of the decade. Most of these charming household sculptures depicted members of the animal kingdom (horses, deer, dogs, birds, domestic cats, and the ever-popular panther), while some depicted humans, and others were merely exercises in abstract design.

    Dimensions: 16 x 11 cm

    Weight: 400 g

    The lamp is in excellent condition. For an E14 bulb.

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