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Antique Lamps – Treen, Fine, Dark and Handsome

There is nothing like the polished sheen on antique wood, lovingly polished with       bee’s wax for the past hundred, or even, the past two hundred years.  Over this long period of time a rich patination is left, the fine sheen of polished wood. This patina can never be successfully reproduced and is the result of elbow grease, wax and time!

Treen is a generic name for the small to medium, functional handmade objects made of wood.  Hence treen is distinct from furniture, chairs, tables etc.

The very word is antique! and is, in fact, a Middle English word from the 13th century, when treen meant tree, or wood.  The word is still in common use to describe small objects made in hand turned wood.  Wood, of course, being the major raw material for common domestic objects with turning and carving being the key skills.

Some rare examples of treen exist from the 15th century with most antique pieces being made in the 19th century.  These were made prior to the introduction of cheap metal wares and finally, plastics.  As the 19th century progressed, the “old fashioned” treen pieces were discarded for the new wares.

The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co illustrate a very handsome, mid 19th century, English, urn shaped, fruit wood lamp.  The lamp on a short socle and standing on a circular base, the fruit wood, probably cherry wood.  The lamp fitted with a Gold Plated bronze cap.  This impressive lamp base with a height of 11”/ 28cm and a circumference of 21”/53cm, has been hand turned from a single length of fruit wood!  Circa 1850.  Overall height (including shade) 23"/58.5cm.

The lamp with a highly polished surface, the end result of a soft cloth and wax for the past 150 years.  The lamp is, of course highly functional, with a clean undecorated form, greatly admired by designers and collectors.

It is well worth recalling that antique pieces were made by master craftsmen and that in today’s world, Hand Crafted products like these have virtually disappeared.

Antique pieces not only reflect quality workmanship from an earlier time, but will increase in value, while a contemporary piece will depreciate every year.

There is a real pleasure in owning something that is unique and beautiful while remaining a useful asset to a family.  Antique pieces, such as table lamps, can do a lot for a modern interior, adding a much warmer element when integrated into a décor.  It is quite often a surprise to discover just how “at home” an antique piece can look in a modern interior.

 

The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co specialise in antique table lamp lighting with an on-line range of over 100 unique, antique and vintage lamps on view.

Lamps are shipped ready wired for the U.S, the U.K and Australia.

You are invited to visit their web site at www.antiquelampshop.com

About the Author

Maurice Robertson, principal of The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co , has had a lifetime’s association with antique porcelain and pottery,with his commercial experience spaning a period of 40 years,including as a valuer to the Australian Government’s Incentive to the Arts Scheme. His long experience with antique ceramics and glass also includes dealing with leading museums and numerous international private collections. He has extended his ceramics expertise into the quality table lamps seen on the company’s site, he is well known to local and international interior designers who have included many of his table lamps in their projects and has also supplied items of national interest to the official Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister.

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