Elephants & Globes & Glass... Oh my!
This is an exquisite, vintage, frosted-glass elephant lamp, charming and perfect in every way. With the exception of veryminor “flea bites” along the globe, this item shows no wear or tear from its 90+ years of service. Lamps of this particular design were commonly used on bedroom nightstands or a woman’s vanity table.
The detail is incredible! The elephants, with trunks in the elevated position, is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. There is a total of three elephants equally spaced around the base, from which the globe detaches to find the (still period) light socket and switch.
This is what it looked like BEFORE:
After some elbow grease and TLC, new wiring and electrical it really shines in its full potential.
Here’s the top globe from above and below.
And a detailed view of the base all cleaned up.
The little elephants around it are really amazing.
We think it came out really well and it’s still one of our favorites.