Hello,
I've inherited this eye-catching lamp amongst some other bits of furniture on moving into a new house. I was curious about it and from the research I've done, I believe it might be a Bergboms lamp produced by Asea. I wonder if anyone can help me to identify it, please? There are no labels or stamp marks that I can find.
It stands about 127cm high from floor to height of stand where it joins the shade. The shade tilts and swivels on a ball joint. It has brass hardware on feet and where joins shade. I've taken as many pictures as I can think would be useful.
With many thanks,
Helen
Great lamp, Helen, no matter the designer. I love it!
If you should decide to have work done on the shade, you might consult a brass musical instrument repair specialist. They have amazing tools and techniques for reshaping dented conical sheet metal forms like these without harming original surfaces. Just a thought...
tktoo
I have nothing to restore at this time, but I do greatly appreciate the "common sense tip" of a musical instrument repair specialist for difficult metal restoration. This falls under the category of "why didn't I think of that". I will remember this for possible (hopefully not) future usage. Thank you.
Yes, definitely take it to a brass instrument repair person, though I"m not sure at all that the paint or enamel finish will come through unscathed. I was a professional brass musician before I wised up (harhar), and I had some serious dents removed from my French horn a few times. The metal always had a slight texture afterword. You can easily spot where dents were removed.
Also, instruments are made of pretty thin brass to begin with (though French horns are of especially thin metal---you can actually put a dent in the bell with your thumbnail!). This is because the gauge of the metal affects the playing qualities and sound of the instrument. A metal lampshade, though of thin metal, is considerably thicker. Also, is it brass? I don't know---I think the American ones I've seen were spun aluminum. It may be possible to remove dents completely but I am not sure it will be as easy as with thin brass.
There are two ways they do it---with graduated sizes of polished steel "dent balls" which are worked through the tubing on a runner device, and with loose dent balls that are rolled into the instrument and then moved rolled back and forth over the dent with a magnet on the outside.
It's certainly worth asking about but do keep in mind the differences.
Bucky Dent!!! I was at an Orioles' game today and Hyun Sue Kim hit a homer a 2-run homer and I invoked Mr. Dent (who hit that famous homer in the '78 playoffs! Whatta guy.
So anyway---i think the lampshade can be straightened out but it may need repainting if you don't want to live with chipped and/or crazed enamel.
Bucky Dent!!! I was at an Orioles' game today and Hyun Sue Kim hit a homer a 2-run homer and I invoked Mr. Dent (who hit that famous homer in the '78 playoffs! Whatta guy.
So anyway---i think the lampshade can be straightened out but it may need repainting if you don't want to live with chipped and/or crazed enamel.
Hi
Thanks to My Panton Home for your comment. It doesn't have the Asea label but I found an image of an Asea lamp that looked nearest to mine in terms of feet, the join at the shade and the fact the lamp stand tilt is forward, which a lot of the other lamps, I think later ones, lean back and have round flat bases to their feet.
Thanks also for the information that others have posted with regard to repairing the shade - very helpful, thank you.
Kind regards,
Helen
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