Antique Art Deco Nouveau Ny Worlds Fair Skyscraper Glass Shade Boudoir Blue Lamp

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: THE TRYLON AND PERISPHERE LAMP. A UNIQUE AND ATTRACTIVE, PURE ART DECO, SOUVENIR TABLE LAMP MADE FOR 1939 N. THE LAMP IS IN THE ORIGINAL, RESTORED CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE TO GLASS, WITH RESTORED FINISHES AND WIRING. The Trylon and Perisphere were two monumental modernistic structures designed by architects Wallace Harrison. That were together known as the Theme Center of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The Perisphere was a tremendous sphere, 180 feet in diameter, connected to the 610-foot (190 m) spire-shaped Trylon by what was at the time the world's longest escalator. The Perisphere housed a diorama.

Called Democracity which, in keeping with the fair's theme "The World of Tomorrow", depicted a utopian city-of-the-future. The interior display was viewed from above on a moving sidewalk, while a multi-image slide presentation was projected on the dome of the sphere.

After exiting the Perisphere, visitors descended to ground level on the third element of the Theme Center, the Helicline, a 950-foot-long (290 m) spiral ramp that partially encircled the Perisphere. The name "Perisphere" was coined using the Greek prefix peri- , meaning "all around", "about", or "enclosing".

The name "Trylon" was coined from the phrase "triangular pylon". MEASUREMENTS OF THE LAMP ARE : 10" TALL, BY 7" AT WIDEST OF BASE. ALL ITEMS ARE VERY CAREFULLY INSPECTED BEFORE LISTING. HOPE YOU CAN SEE MY OTHER ANTIQUE AND RARE VINTAGE ITEMS.

The item "ANTIQUE ART DECO NOUVEAU NY WORLDS FAIR SKYSCRAPER GLASS SHADE BOUDOIR BLUE LAMP" is in sale since Friday, August 24, 2018. This item is in the category "Antiques\Decorative Arts\Lamps". The seller is "wonderfulthings1" and is located in San Jose, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Style: ART DECO N. WORLDS FAIR
• Age: 1939
• Primary Material: GLASS, WHITE ALLOY, WOOD
• Maker: UNKNOWN AMERICAN MAKER
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: SILVER/BLUE
• Country/Region of Origin: United States