Guido Gambone lamp

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huntercollector1

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30/08/2013 1:52 pm

Hi people
Just wondered if anybody could shed any light on my Guido Gambone Lamp .
It has illums bolighus sticker on its base. What I am wondering is if it may have been an exhibition piece ?
Also I have seen this shape before but not as a lamp.
The fittings are standard danish of the period and well done so I assume that it was originally a lamp?
Wondering if it would be better off as just a bottle form? If so what the best way to remove the fitting that has been glued would be. obviously I don't want to cause any damage to it.
Thoughts?
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MCM52

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30/08/2013 1:59 pm

it is
a beautiful shape well off on its own. If you decide to continue using it as a lamp however, change the shade. The colour and especially the material is really degrading the piece.

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Spanky

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30/08/2013 6:27 pm

Is that the cord
exiting the lamp at the top? If so, I would guess that it was a bottle or vase or whatever that was later made into a lamp, maybe by a lighting shop. Ceramic vessels made as lamps always have holes at the bottom for the wire and the metal rod. At least in my experience they do.
(Illums Bolighus is a Copenhagen department store, in case anyone is wondering.)

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huntercollector1

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