Daum Frères table lamp - c. 1900/10, Art Nouveau, Daum Frères & Cie, Nancy, France, for La Maison Moderne, silver-plated bronze stand in the form of superimposed water lily leaves, merging into a twisted shaft with closed water lily blossoms, three curved struts extending from it to hold the lampshade, three sockets in the center, lampshade made of clear glass, pressed bulbous shape with surrounding yellow-green fusions in the shape of vine leaves, frosted, signed 'Daum Nancy mit Lothringer Kreuz' on lampshade, marked 'V S m. Sailing ship in a circle', electrified, loose contact at the switch, lampshade at the rim partly minimally bumped and rough spots, fine scratches, minimal signs of age, hca. 60,5 cm

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