French Glitter Hand-Blown Glass Lantern

Damn! I wish I could stop, but I've never seen anything like it. It's on it's way from France.

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by fog rider on December 11, 2009 at 8:00am

I saw that one too. Very cool. But, as you say "I wish I could stop".
I'm renovating my house, and I had to clean my European collection out from a bedroom closet so I could do some painting. I have way too many Euro lamps!!
I've seen some really interesting European glitter and boiler lamps recently. The varieties seem endless.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Jonas Clark-Elliott on December 11, 2009 at 3:15pm

The boiler list is updating soon, I'm almost ready to call it 'done' and rearrange the sections to make them even... After I post it, though, I'll be always adding more.

I've seen only three of this awesome blown glass lamp. It's very unique, and is one of only two I've seen that seems to be aimed at more traditional decor (the other ghad a thick glitter-filled 'candle' in a copper pot with an ornate handle on it). The glass and the tiny glitter bits remind me of the figure eight-shaped Geyser Lamp, as does this one's internal construction regarding the base of the glass. The creators of the Geyser Lamps *had* to have seen both this and the glitterboilers - the question is, where and when did they see them? Old design patents, maybe?