On its original turned ebonised base.
The lamp professionally rewired with traditional silk flex, new bulb, plug and PAT safety tested, ready to plug in and enjoy.
22 cm high overall.
Ref: 26797
Occasionally found in a ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ or ‘Wunderkammer’ but also much coveted for the warm soft light they omit.
Wunderkammer: A German term that literally translates to “wonder-room” and is widely referred to in English as a “Cabinet of Curiosities”, Its origins originating in 16th-century Europe. The Wunderkammer was an encyclopaedic, private collection of extraordinary, rare, and exotic objects often containing items of natural history such as the shell lamp we are selling here. The cabinets ranging in size from a small piece of furniture to an entire room.
Cypraecassis rufa: is a marine gastropod mollusc in the Cassidae family. Commonly known as the “cameo shell”.