Topic: Large uranium blue swirl teardrop glass shade ID

[Buzz]

Hi everyone,
I recently inherited a glass lamp which I have loved ever since I was young.  This was my Grandparents, and I know they had it since at least the early 1970s.  I don't know much about it other than it's uranium glass and it appears that it was once a ceiling fixture.  My grandparents always had it as a desk lamp with a blue light bulb in it so I will keep it that way. 

Total measurement of lamp and base is 15"  Glass and base have no manufacturing markings on it, and I believe the base is brass.  Socket is Snapit.  Other than all the info I have given you I have no idea where this came from/who made it/how old it is.  I have no intentions on selling it but I would like to get info on its origins if possible though I know that may be difficult due to no manufacturing markings.  Any insight from you would be very much appreciated.

Thank you!
Buzz

[Buzz]

A few more photos

[NevB]

Nice lampshade  , you are right about the lamp base, it appears to have been put together from various pieces. I think the shade is probably French, I found this one online, No.34.

https://www.glas-musterbuch.de/Markhbeinn-1921-Beleuchtung.79+B6YmFja1BJRD03OSZwcm9kdWN0SUQ9MzQ0NCZwaWRfcHJvZHVjdD03OSZkZXRhaWw9.0.html

It's perhaps not identical but is very similar, which is somewhere to start, the name translates as "Venetian spinning top".

[Buzz]

Nev, thank you SO much for that photo!  You're right, it's somewhere to start.  And as I am aware I may never crack the mystery as to all the info on the shade (and where/why my grandparents got it at), this link will help me.

Again, I appreciate your reply

--Buzz