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Title: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: Anik R on October 19, 2011, 03:41:48 PM
I'm very excited about my newest Skrdlovice addition -- a massive Jaroslav Svoboda lampbase in topaz, pattern number 7128/28 (I think).  ;D 

It's 27,5cm tall, a hair under 10cm wide, and weighs 4861g.  Unfortunately, the true magic of the piece doesn't show through in photographs.  Tiny bubbles cover the white mottled bit, adding a little sparkle to the lampbase.  It's fantastic!
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: Anik R on October 19, 2011, 03:43:20 PM
And a couple 'sunshine' photos...
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: Jindra8526 on October 19, 2011, 05:34:17 PM
wow  :clap:

Jindrich
www.cs-sklo.cz
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: langhaugh on October 19, 2011, 07:15:03 PM
Double wow. Are you going to wire it and use it?  It would look  ab fab.


David
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: Anik R on October 19, 2011, 08:05:50 PM
 ;D Thank you, gentlemen.  And yes, I do want to use it.  I'll take another photo when it's all set up.
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: bOBA on October 20, 2011, 02:26:49 PM
Looks fantastic Anik, a great piece! I doubt thousands of these were made. Another photo when lit would be very welcome in coming weeks! The weight of it should make it very difficult to knock over!


Robert (bOBA)
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: Frank on October 20, 2011, 07:38:27 PM
Gorgeous, I would light it placing LEDS inside the tube.
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: Anik R on October 21, 2011, 04:32:47 AM
"sigh" -- I wish my husband had such positive things to say about it.  Thank you, everyone!

When I got it, my husband also said he'd light it from the inside, putting a LED in the part with the white 'mottling' and bubbles. I got mad at him and told him it's a lampbase, not a lamp. It should look traditional, with lampshade and all.  That's when he started calling out all the names of saints...  :spls:   He said if I want 'traditional', then I should stick a candle at the top.

For the time being, it's pretending to be a vase in my unit with all my other Skrdlovice vases. "sigh" again.
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: Frank on October 21, 2011, 10:16:58 AM
I'd put a lot of LEDs in up the full length to give useful light, I bet the designer would approve today. Also less chance of it being knocked over as it is not a stable design with lamp and shade at the top, would it have had a wider wooden base originally?
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: rocco on October 21, 2011, 02:46:02 PM
Wow Anik, what a great find! :mrgreen:

I would go the traditional way as well -- I am sure it will display beautifully with a cylindrical shade in a matching colour...
With LEDs it would look more like Christmas illumination than like the fabulous lamp from the 1970s it is :)

Michael
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: Anik R on October 21, 2011, 07:26:48 PM
Thank you, Michael.

I recall seeing a similar cylindrical lampbase in the CGR (at least I think it was the CGR) with a drawn-on lampshade. Though I've searched and searched, I can't find it.  Does anyone know where it is?  Or maybe I just imagined it...  :-\
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: flying free on October 21, 2011, 11:16:05 PM
oooh that is absolutely fantastic  :hiclp:
well done on finding it  :mrgreen:
m
Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda Skrdlovice lampbase
Post by: Anik R on October 22, 2011, 07:43:23 AM
Thank you, m. ;D

I still can't find what I think I've seen in the CGR.  But perhaps of some interest, here are contemporary lamps made at Svoboda glassworks: Svoboda AGS (http://www.ags-svoboda.cz/lampy.html)