ANT-1342 Outstanding Art Deco “Odeon”-Style British Motif Theatre Table Lights
Very neat shell motif set of the British theater Table lamps from England. These lights are often called "Odeon" since one of the main movie house chains in Britain, named all their theaters "Odeon". They do vary in style...some shells and some with lines and even figural ones. But most popular was THIS shell motif. This particular shell shade has a deeper recess than the past shells that we sold. It does conceal the bulb better and does better match the taller and more robust bases. Both these attributes make these lamps far superior to the sets we have had in the past.
In older, British theaters, you can still see these shell lights existing where they have been for over half a century and more. “Odeon”…is sometimes a synonymous term for a movie theater in Britain. Saying, “let’s go to the Odeon”…is the same as saying, “let’s go to the movies”.
Saying all that...this is the best, large set of “Odeon” table lamps that we have ever had. Normally, they are shorter and have smaller shades. These are truly one of a kind. We don’t know what they were previously used for...but they did have British bayonet pin sockets in them when received.
The table lamps have nickel-plated finish and use a clear wire coming from the base with a cord switch. The Nickel plated metal lights are cast, not spun or stamped, and then they have been lathe turned so all parts are precision fitted. And the designs are outstanding. The glass shades are amber and in pretty good condition. They have special applied metal bases that fit into the shade fitters with recesses for the set screws. It’s really quite a quality presentation overall.
We have rewired these table lamps, to UL American standards, with new American sockets in our UL shop. They do have short clear wire cords with line switches.
Measurements: The lamps are 20 1/4” tall with a shell width of 8”. The base has a diameter of 5 1/2”.
These fine lamps use medium base bulbs either incandescent or Twisting CFL or LEDs.
Price: $850.00 for this great pair of UL re-wired “Odeon” table lamps with their amber shades…plus shipping charges.
