Sascha Brastoff ~ 33 inch Lamp Signed Vintage B Rooster

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Visit Nun'sHabit my eBay store Click on the Store Door Icon above! Definative Sascha B Signature Rooster Sculpture ...the gold rooster logo is found on bottom of most Sascha Brastoff art pottery pieces Extraordinarily Rare Piece! Lamp 33" Tall Overall - Measured from bottom of base to top of harp, not including finial (original finial included, but not measured as part of total height)Rooster 16 1/2" tall Signed 'Sascha B' - gold signature on black signature area on base of lamp between feet below tail (see closeup photo below) Note: I have not removed the rooster from the base to inspect for markings on bottom of rooster - I can feel a hole in bottom of wood base under the felt, I would guess the rooster is bolted to the base, but I do not knowBase 9" diameter, 1 5/8" high, stepped wood with turned underlipFelted bottomBottom Backstamp (on felt) "___master Originals" (re blank: couldn't read the first three letters) (backstamp would indicate the rooster was produced in Sascha's studio, but assembly contracted to a local So. California lampmaker)11" Harp topped with 1 1/8" original solid brass finial.Shade - Optional - not original to lamp Included at Additional Cost for Shipping If you want the shade it will be packaged and shipped separately from the lampAdditional cost for shipping $14.00 in US.Shade measurements provided for point of reference: 18" diameter at bottom, 9" diameter at top, 12 1/2" highFluted Linen Tolls over Stiff Linen Fabric BaseNew - Sealed in Original Cello WrapLamp has been in my mother's family for about 50 years, mostly packed in storage until recently. She's 80 years old and downsizing her posessions. Condition: Perfect! No cracks, no chips, no fleabites, no flakes, no repairs - even the delicate tonguetip survived the last 50 years!Works - original wiring perfect. Note, old style plug (no wide negative ground flange).Note: Wiring tube is plated brass, t is a little light atypical corrosion that can likely be polished out.Weighs 6 pounds before packaging - Lower cost Parcel Post mail option offered - Insurance included in shipping.Remember - The Shade is Optional Included only with payment of additional cost to ship:If you want the shade it will be packaged and shipped separately from the lamp for cost of S&H Additional Shipping Charge for Shade $14.00 to anyw in USA, via Parcel Post, Insured Sascha Brastoff - a mid-century modern DaVinci Excerpted from online magazine April 2006 issue at Alice Krueser's website The 1950s was the perfect climate for the larger than life artist, ceramist, dancer, designer, sculptor and talk of the town. Screen legend and noted art aficionado Edward G. Robinson proclaimed, "Sascha is a modern day Cellini; a contemporary DaVinci." Born Samuel Brostofsky in Cleveland, Ohio in 1918, an early aptitude for art lead him to The Clay Club in New York City's Greenwich Village. With fellow alumni Louise Nevelson and Isamu Noguchi, he concentrated on his primary love for highly imaginative and detailed sculpting. Mass production of ashtrays and decorative household items were farthest in his mind. I feel some of the finest work he ever created was during these early years (1938 to 1945.) When not at school, Sascha made a living designing window displays for the famed Macy's Department Store in Herald Square. In 1940, his first (and only) one man show (at the Clay Club's Sculpture Gallery), showcased 37 original hand sculpted terra cotta "Whimsies." A huge success, as all of these sold to prestigious New York collectors. Sascha moved to Los Angeles in 1946 and started a seven year contract with 20th C. Fox Studios as a costume designer. One year and three films later (after meeting Winthrop Rockefeller), Sascha ankled this agreement with Fox to start a small decorative arts studio / factory in West Los Angeles. From a single p... read more

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