Featured Lady Lamp mystery?

My Grandpa has an old lamp he said it belonged to his father. That's pretty much all we know about it. He always called it the Lady Lamp. It's very heavy, possibly bronze? Possible to date based on glasswork or power plug? AMW is written / stamped on the back. Maybe Ronson's Art Metal Works?
Any information or resources would be really fantastic.

Thank you!

 

Welcome!
Great photos!!!!!

 

Great Art Deco Lamp!!

 

Cool lamp!

 

Art Metal Works . Drool worthy lamp .

 

Yes, as stated, 1930's or so. Wow! Fantastic Art Deco. It's got it all.

Love it!

 

I agree, Wow - fantastic lamp

 

Wow thanks for all the replies everyone! And to think, its been sitting in a box the last 40 years

 

Triple yum !!!

Ahhh...what other boxes do you have laying about ???...

 

just having the globe survive is a testament to how well taken care of , it was.

or
how hated it was to be boxed up all this time.....

 

Louis V. Aronson, artist and inventor founded Art Metal Works in Newark, New Jersey. In the 1930's the name was changed to Ronson Art Metal Works.

 

Sometimes called radio lamps. Most likely plated spelter, rather than bronze. Imagine the cord is a 50s-60s replacement. Company went on to produce the famous Ronson lighters.

Your lamp appears to be in incredible condition and would be eagerly sought by collectors if so. However, I kind of get the idea that this may have been repainted. Can you tell if this is the case?

 

What should I look for in determining if it was repainted?

We think that maybe it was given to my Great Grandpa during his time as a state senator in the late 1950's.

My Grandpa would like to sell it but it's tricky figuring out a fair price. My uneducated guess might be a low $300, high $700?

 

Buy it off him for $300.....& hold on to it !!!

 

In your photo of the back, the black paint looks sloppily applied. The paint job should probably be better than this, with individual pieces painted before assembly. If the black paint overlaps on to separate pieces, it is likely a repaint. Also look for brush marks. I think the paint job probably should have been sprayed rather than hand painted on these parts. I also think the main body should probably be plated rather than painted. This company was known for their plating expertise. Any paint should probably only be for contrast details. It would be nice to find another one of these for comparison.

 

This site invites inquiries about Ronson products. It is primarily a site about their lighters but also handles inquiries about their lamps. I do not believe it is directly affiliated with the company.

http://transporter.tripod.com/index.html

Here is the link to their inquiry page. They make no mention of a charge for service but I would not be surprised if there is one.

http://transporter.tripod.com/Value.html

 

You should check out this site: http://www.vintage-ronson.com/ They offer history/value reports on vintage Ronson items (at a cost looks like) and have an Ask the Expert link near the bottom of the main page. Nice lamp!

 

The Ask the Expert link points to this Value.html page.

 

That lamp is GORGEOUS!!!! And after an hour of searching, NOWHERE could I find a lamp even close to yours!!!!!! I'd hang on to it AT LEAST until you find out what you've got!!!!!!