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Lampe en opaline blanche sur trépied, design des années 1950 et 1960

Un dôme laiteux posé sur un large anneau renflé : la silhouette évoque une soucoupe, lisse et sans décor. L'opaline blanche, d'un poli doux, retient la lumière dans sa masse et ne la rend que par de longs reflets sur le bourrelet. Elle repose sur une bague de métal peint en blanc, piquée de rouille, d'où partent trois pieds de tige noire, fins et écartés, chaussés d'embouts. Un cordon noir s'échappe entre les pieds. La lampe tient tout entière dans l'opposition entre la rondeur du verre et la maigreur du trépied.

L'opaline naît à Venise au XVIe siècle sous le nom de lattimo, comme une réponse translucide à la porcelaine. Des oxydes d'étain, d'arsenic ou d'antimoine lui donnent sa blancheur de lait et cette manière de diffuser la lumière plutôt que de la laisser passer. La France la maîtrise dès le début du XIXe siècle, et l'opaline blanche dite pâte de riz connaît un vif succès à partir des années 1840. Dans les années 1950 et 1960, le matériau revient sous des formes simplifiées, jusque dans les suspensions de bistrot. De cette lampe, ni le fabricant ni le pays ne sont connus.

Époque
XXe siècle
Matière
Opaline blanche
Style
Design années 50-60
Dimensions
Hauteur 50 cm, diamètre 40 cm
État
En l'état
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A milky dome set on a broad, swelling ring: the silhouette recalls a saucer, smooth and unadorned. The white opaline, softly polished, holds the light within its mass and gives it back only in long highlights on the rounded rim. It rests on a collar of white-painted metal, spotted with rust, from which three thin black rod legs splay outward on capped feet. A black cord escapes between the legs. The whole lamp lives in the contrast between the fullness of the glass and the leanness of the tripod.

Opaline was born in Venice in the sixteenth century under the name lattimo, as a translucent answer to porcelain. Oxides of tin, arsenic or antimony give it its milky whiteness and its way of diffusing light rather than letting it through. France mastered it early in the nineteenth century, and the white opaline known as pâte de riz enjoyed great success from the 1840s. In the 1950s and 1960s the material returned in simplified forms, down to the hanging lights of bistros. Of this lamp, neither maker nor country is known.

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  • L'opaline est fabriquée à Venise au XVIe siècle (verre lattimo) comme alternative translucide à la porcelaine ; elle est opacifiée par l'ajout d'oxydes (étain, arsenic, antimoine), et diffuse la lumière. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opaline_(verre)
  • En France, l'opaline blanche est maîtrisée dès le début du XIXe siècle ; l'opaline blanche dite pâte de riz connaît un succès marqué à partir des années 1840 ; dans les années 1950-1960, elle revient sous forme de suspensions de bistrot. https://institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/ariana/documents/Expositions/Opaline_francaise_milieu_XIXe_siecle_-_feuille_de_salle.pdf ; https://brocnote.com/produit/luminaires/lampe-opaline/

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