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#1401 DOUBLE MAORI TABLE LAMP - STYLE B

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
#1401 DOUBLE MAORI TABLE LAMP - STYLE B
SOLD
900.00USD+ buyer's premium (207.00)
This item SOLD at 2022 Apr 27 @ 16:17UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Tiki Table Lamps are a complete genre onto themselves. Rarer than hen's teeth, these seemingly simple devices were a major cornerstone of the Polynesian restaurant decor mood. Generally placed on individual tables as candle, oil or electric light accents to plus an intimate, exotic atmosphere. Perhaps no Tiki decor company produced as many varied styles and configurations as Oceanic Arts. Most of these were custom made-to-order items for specific commercial clients and would then become part of the OA catalog. In many ways, these compact artifacts encapsule everything coveted about commercial Tiki decor: figural tiki design and exotic mood lighting. Wood carved figural lamps were generally produced at Oceanic Arts and ceramic figured lamps would be created at either Spurlin Ceramics or Desert Ceramics under direct commission from OA. The parts were ordered from lamp parts catalogs and brass finishing companies to be assembled at OA. The items you see here are from OA's storied "HOLY GRAIL CABINET" where they have remained on display as warehouse catalog samples since their creation. Some are complete, finished examples. Some are master patterns and some are very rare prototypes used for warehouse display. In the field of Tiki collecting, this is an unprecedented opportunity to acquire some of the rarest and most sought-after artifacts of the PolyPop era.16"x4.5"VG+