This lamp, made of copper, glass, and shell, arrived with the base and column bent and dented. A hand cut disc of polished shell was missing, and the hanging bead skirt was so dirty we thought the leaded glass beads were made of Hematite. The electrical system was European, and parts of the old, custom designed switch were in pieces.
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Before: note the dented base and the dirty beads
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The beads before cleaning (left) and after (right).
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Restoring the lamp required replacing the missing shell. A similar, polished shell was found and cut to fit.
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The complete restoration: In addition to correcting the lamp's structure, the electrical parts were replaced and the old switch parts were replaced with hand made elements of new, similar materials.
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