Snake wrapped lamp

Hello! So, I received this pair of lamps from my aunt. She's downsizing and knew I'd take care of them. She had bought them from an estate sale a few years back. Best info we could find regarsign these is they may be in the style of the Victorian aesthetic era? Late 1800s? There is light good accents throughout both pieces. Also, both have a blue blown glass snake, with gold painterd face, wrapped around the top of each lamp (though one tail is broken!). I'd say the bottom is copper, as well. I also had a hit my with French glass..
Any insight? I'm planning on making them functional lamps again!

 

Welcome on board, DWilliams!
Better to post your images full size, as explained here:
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/posting-a-thread-and-uploading-pictures.15990/

 

Welcome, DWilliams.
I think we had one of these lamps before on the forum, someone will remember and post a link to the thread.

 

These do not look "Victorian aesthetic era" to me at all.

 

My off-the-cuff thought is 50s Italian or Bohemian for the glass.

 

Hence why I'm here. I am uninformed, obviously. So if you don't think this era is represented, why don't you put your two cents in to what you think they look like?

 

Opaline?

 

I'd date them to roughly the same time frame as verybrad. I think there's a possibility that the glass was manufactured by one company and decorated by another. Then a third company would have made the metal pieces and assembled the lamps. This tends to make an origin point difficult to pin down. To date the glass to the late 1880's would mean they were vases that were converted to lamps at some later date. I don't think that scenario is likely.

The snake and roses don't quite go together in my opinion. Either decoration would stand fine on its own but stylistically I think they clash a bit. The rose decoration is similar to items sold under the Egerman and Bohemian Crystal labels from mid-century on. I also think earlier snake decorations tended to be a bit more lifelike.

It's difficult to say what the base is made of from the single picture. Usually these were pot metal and given a brass finish. A shot of the bottom of the base would help. They are difficult to bring back if corrosion has set in. A shot of the cord and plug might help confirm the dating. I can't quite tell if the cord is plastic or silk. A silk cord would point to an earlier date. All of this is my opinion and others may very well disagree. Lamps are notoriously difficult. Sorry I can't be of more help.
Don