This lamp SOLD through our North Brisbane depot for AU$280 after only ONE HOUR of being listed on this website. A Sydney buyer paid an additional $32 to have it posted. This lamp has now been delivered and the buyer is over-the-moon with it (her words). Keep following our NEWLY LISTED Category- sometimes our items sell immediately. THIS PIECE SOLD IN THE FIRST HOUR IT WAS LISTED- WELL BEFORE IT APPEARED ON OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE. Note- our prices are in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS- $280 AU (approx. $185 American dollars).
Background Info and Provenance
A space-age globe lamp made in Italy around 1970. The design is called Sirio. It was designed by Sergio Brazzoli and Ermanno Lampa for the Italian historical Design House, Guzzini. The details of the design are embossed under the lamp. Harvey Guzzini is probably the most influential lamp producer ever. Guzzini was responsible for producing an incredible array of lamp designs, some are now valued in the thousands. The Perspex animals I’ve sold in the past (there’s one online in iNVISeDGE at the time of writing) were also produced by Guzzini and are also a design sensation. Guzzini’s work was cutting edge back at the time and today some 40 to 50 years on, is still celebrated. This lamp is ingenious- incredibly simple but very clever in the way it throws the light out. Guzzini is a true trend setter- he dared to produce what many said would never sell.
This design is very rare- I’ve seen only two in Australia in ten years of being in this business. I’ve seen other Guzzini table lamps fetching $1000. If this piece will look great in your space it’s a very solid investment. This lamp should have as much investment appeal in the future as it does today (probably more). Joe Columbo lamps are now fetching ASU$700 each and they’re certainly around- this is in the same league but I doubt you’ll see another again. With the current throw-away mentality finally being questioned and the revolving door of wasted energy, time and resources cycling faster than ever as more and more stuff ends up as landfill it’s refreshing to come across an item that has stood the test of time for about 40 years and looks set to stand up to another 40. There are very few better ways to invest in your home and the future of our environment.
2005
Overall this lamp is in excellent condition- it’s fully original condition and has been well looked after. The plastic is almost Perspex-like- it’s better quality plastic than other lamps of the era. (It probably is Perspex.) Obviously in a structural sense the lamp is perfect. The surface condition is excellent for a piece of this age. It has a few minor scuffs to the plastic/perspex to be expected of any vintage plastic piece but nothing that spoils it. The dome sections present well- obviously the correct 40-watt bulb has always been used. The lamp now has an Australian power plug. It originally had an Italian plug when I got it but I had it changed over. As shown in the photo it is in perfect working order but as with all vintage electrics I need to state that it is your responsibility to have it professionally checked prior to use. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This lamp has a diameter of about 17cm and its height is about 22cm. Read my 1110+ ebay feedback comments (ALL for vintage furniture/decorative arts SALES) to be assured that all my items are in excellent condition and I strive to describe them as accurately as I can.
PICK-UP . . . from 30 or 40 minutes North of BRISBANE city is accepted but postage is preferred as my home is hard to find. Because of this I will nominate a friend or family member for you to collect the item from if you need collection. Pick-up in person must be worked out prior to purchase- thank you. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ POSTAGE is offered internationally. All our Decorative Arts pieces are delivered through AUSTRALIA POST. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ POSTAGE ESTIMATES. . . . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To BRISBANE- most of our pieces cost $15 - $18 to send. . . To SYDNEY or MELBOURNE- Small Vase- around $20 - $23, Medium Vase- around $20 - $25, Large Vase- around $24 - $30. Let us know if you need an EXACT COST for postage prior to purchase. The above postage estimates include $2.95 for a signature on delivery. . . INSURANCE against being lost or broken in transit up to the value of $200 is included in the estimates above. If your vase is cheaper or more expensive than $200 this will effect your postage fee slightly. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A BOXING FEE of $3.00 is included in the fee above to cover the cost of searching for and storing used packing materials. With the millions of cardboard boxes that end up as landfill every year we don’t believe in supporting the manufacture of boxes for post. Instead of buying new boxes and packing materials and passing this cost onto our customers we spend considerable time sourcing used boxes and then fashioning boxes to fit each item. We do the same for bubble-wrap and foam pieces. This requires a large investment of time, energy, ingenuity, organization and storage space- it is much easier and cheaper to buy new packing materials but I can’t justify taking the easy way out when so much packing material ends up polluting our earth. Our $3.00 charge does little to pay for the time (and storage) needed do this and to pack your item (there is also the time needed to get your package to the post office). This is something we’re happy to do for our customers and the environment. We appreciate your support in this area.
We accept DIRECT BANK DEPOSIT. We send photographic ID of the store owner (Michael Grealy) to all customers at the point of sale, along with media articles about iNVISeDGE with photos of Michael Grealy in them (most of these articles are about 10 years old). Your payment will be paid into an Australian ANZ bank account under the name Michael Grealy (or iNVISeDGE). Please read our ebay feedback spanning more than 15 years for irrefutable proof of our online trading history and reputation. Ebay feedback can ONLY be left by LEGITIMATE PAYING customers! Additionally please be aware that in Australia ALL consumers are protected BY LAW if the goods or services they buy are not as described. (But this should be of no concern- in our first 15 years of trading we have over 1150 positive ebay feedback comments and ZERO negative feedback comments.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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