Description:

Italian designer table lamp in alabaster.

Table lamp with a cubic base in white veined alabaster and a spherical frosted plastic shade with spiral lines. With original sticker.

Origin: Italy.
Material: Alabaster, plastic.
Dimensions: H. 20 cm, W. 12 cm.
Period: 1970s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Italian alabaster is particularly associated with Volterra in Tuscany, where the material has been worked since Etruscan times. In the 1960s and 70s alabaster became a popular material in Italian lamp design, where the translucent, veined stone was combined with glass and metal.