RONSON Art Deco 1920 Polar Bear And Iceberg Desk Lamp In Bronze and Art-Glass
A desk lamp designed by Ronson.
This is an extremely rare Ronson desk-table lamp made during the art deco period around the 1920's. It was crafted by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jersey in the United States. The lamp represents a standing polar bear near an icy iceberg shade. The base is solid constructed in black patinated iron, gilded bronze bear and art-glass shade. The base is fitted with four small sabots and padded with green felt. This lamp is a very decorative piece and a great conversation piece; it is in gorgeous and exceptional state of preservation. We have conducted an exhaustive search for this Ronson lamp model and have not been able to find any similar ones. Only variations or models manufactured by other companies.
Model: Polar Bear with iceberg.
Period: Art-Deco.
Date: 1920-1930.
Materials: Black patinated steel, gild bronze, green felt, art-glass and electric cord.
Weight: 699.6 Grams, (0.70 Kg.).
Measurements: 231 mm by 134 mm by 286 mm (9.10 x 5.25 x 11.25 Inches).
Electric: 110 volts, Rewiring recommended.
Bulb: Can be use 10-35 watts. Candle, hexagonal or flambeau bulbs type.
Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed as follows, "FASHIONED BY RONSON ALL METAL WORKS".
The Ronson Company
The company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander Harris (1910–11) as Business Manager, the company soon became World Famous. In the 1910s The Art Metal Works were producing very good quality Hood Ornaments and gained a reputation as a dependable supplier of same. All accounts state that Louis Aronson was a gifted man, who at 16 years old set up a money-making shop in his parent's home - before receiving a U.S. patent for a commercially valuable metal-plating process he developed when he was 24 years old, and he sold half the rights while retaining the Right to Use. "His experiments, which he has been conducting since his early youth, resulted in 1893 in the discovery of a process for electrically producing tinplate. Much money was expended upon improving the process... and has been of great practical value to the whole industry. Retaining its rights, he sold half the patent rights, and later used part of the proceeds to open the Art Metal Works in Newark, N.J. Soon the company was producing a variety of high-quality Lamps, Book ends, Art Statues and other decorative items, prized today for their detail in the collector marketplace.
Condition: The overall condition of this Ronson polar bear desk lamp is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage and all part are secured. This lamp was carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: D111025MENN/.7884
