Pair of Table Lamps by Guido Gambone

Pair of Table Lamps by Guido Gambone (1909–1969), Italy, 1950s.

An exceptional pair of table lamps in white glazed ceramic, decorated with hand-painted geometric motifs in a vibrant vermilion red with subtle orange undertones.

Squares, triangles and linear elements are arranged across the surface in a rhythmic geometric composition. Although conceived as a pair, the decoration of each lamp presents subtle variations, creating a lively dialogue between the two pieces without exact repetition. The bold vermilion tones stand out beautifully against the lightly speckled white glaze, reflecting Guido Gambone’s distinctive approach to colour, pattern and ceramic decoration.

The sculptural ceramic bodies are characterized by softly rounded shoulders rising into long, elegantly tapering necks. Dark wood bases and bronze fittings complete the original mountings, adding warmth and contrast to the graphic quality of the ceramics.

Each lamp is fitted with three bulbs and features a pull-chain switch allowing one, two or all three bulbs to be illuminated successively, offering different levels of light.

Both ceramics are signed “Gambone Italy” beneath the bases and bear the characteristic donkey mark associated with Guido Gambone’s Florentine period. One of the lamps also retains its original label.

A particularly decorative pair combining Gambone’s expressive ceramic language with a strong sculptural presence and the graphic vocabulary characteristic of Italian design in the 1950s.