Oscar Bach Art Deco Lamp from Cincinnati Bell Building
Item Details
A vintage Art Deco style table lamp, originally from the Cincinnati Bell building, by designer Oscar Bach. The fixture features a translucent white glass shade with a scalloped edge, and etched blue-tinted stylized floral bands. The shade is held in place by four screws, and encloses a single Leviton bulb sconce, which is not original to the piece. The base is in brass, with a scalloped lower rim and six legs with white plastic capped feet, and a hanging protrusion below the bulb sconce from which the power cord emerges.
Oscar Bruno Bach (1884-1957) was a renowned German-American designer and decorative metalworker, whose work is in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Minneapolis Museum of Art, The Wolfsonian, and Reynolda House. After moving to New York from Germany in 1911, he went into business with his brother Max Bach. Their Bach Bros. studio flourished in the 1920s-1930s, with examples of their work being installed in many prominent New York buildings, including the the Daily News Building, the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, the Woolworth Building, the Airlines Building, and more. This lamp is from the former Cincinnati Bell building, an Art Deco landmark in downtown Cincinnati which opened in 1931.
| Brand | Unknown |
| Materials | Brass |
| Working Condition | Powered on |
| Number of Light Sockets (per fixture) | 1 |
Condition
- tested and working, light patina and some white paint flecks to brass base.
Dimensions
Item #
18CIN517-524
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