California Lamps & Shades Company Egyptian Figure Glass Top Coffee Table, 1951
$3,200.00
A very uncommon and uniquely stylish 1951 Egyptian Revival-inspired Hollywood Regency figural glass top coffee table by California Lamps & Shades Company.
Handcrafted free-form glass top held regally aloft by a strikingly attractive and lithe pair of cast plaster pharaoh-era Egyptian female figures with silver leaf finish over dark red ground. They kneel upon a satin black lacquered wood and masonite rectangular plinth base.
Top secured to figures with brass fittings. Manufacturer and date marked in mold on bottom of figure’s back foot. “Egyptian” handwritten in orange wax pencil on underside of base.
Overall dimensions:
Height: 21 in.
Width: 52 in.
Depth: 27.5 in.
Base is H 2.5 in. x W 34 in. x D 11.75 in. Each figure is H 18 in. x W 14. in. x D 9.5 in.
Condition good
Wear consistent with age and use. Top: three tiny bubble inclusions from fabrication at edge; some faint scratches, with two noticeable. Figures: a few very small spots where silver leaf has worn off to reveal red paint. Base: some tiny dings on edges and faint lines from cleaning.