ERIK TIDSTRAND CEILING LAMP IN WHITE FROSTED OPALINE GLASS NORDISKA KOMPANIET SWEDEN 1920S

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A ceiling lamp in white frosted opaline glass designed by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1920s. Erik Tidstrand (1893–1962) belonged to the generation of designers who gave Nordiska Kompaniet its own design identity in the 1920s. The lamp comes from that period: a compact hanging fixture in which a single shade of glass is set between two finely worked metal details, above and below, in a composition built entirely on proportion and balance. The shade is blown in white opaline glass and drawn into a bell-and-saucer profile — a short cylindrical neck at the top that opens downward into a broad, gently rounded saucer before turning back in to a shallow opening at the base. Its surface is smooth and satin-matt, and reads a crisp, even white when the lamp is off. Lit, the same glass closes over the bulb and turns the whole shade into a soft field of light: warm cream at the centre, easing to a paler glow toward the rim, with no bare bulb and no glare. Above, the glass is gripped by a cylindrical metal collar with small set screws, crowned by a fluted, leaf-cut ring that flares like a trumpet where the stem meets it. Below, an openwork rosette in pierced metal — a ring of rounded petals with fine pointed rays between them, centred by a smooth spherical finial — closes the underside like a small flower. The slender straight rod rises to a simple conical ceiling rose. The metalwork carries a dark, aged patina with warm bronze undertones, and it is precisely that deep tone which gives the white glass its clarity and the lamp its quiet Deco severity. The lamp carries a charming piece of provenance: it has hung in a cinema in Kiruna, in the very north of Sweden, and brings with it a small piece of that town's film history. Very good vintage condition consistent with age and use. The glass is intact with no visible cracks or chips and shows only a few faint pinhead specks from age and handling. The metalwork keeps an even, authentic dark patina with light, gentle wear, as shown in the photos. Rewired and ready to use. Total height 85 cm, diameter 35 cm.