Brass Art Deco Table Lamp by Christian Dell for Kaiser, Germany, 1950

This beautiful patinated brass table lamp was designed by Christian Dell and was produced by Kaiser Idell in the 1950s. Both arm and shade are adjustable.

Industrial designer, silversmith, and teacher Christian Dell was born in 1893 in Offenbach, Germany. Between 1922 and 1925, Dell served as master of the metal workshop at the Bauhaus in Weimar he is credited with playing a formative role in shaping the Bauhaus’s metalworking curriculum. During this time, he also designed crafted tableware in copper and silver.