A rare Octopus leaded glass and bronze table Lamp, Tiffany Studios

This lamp appeared in Christie's Important 20th Century Decorative Arts, 12 December 1997

The domed shade with undulating bronze border, surmounted by a Moorish style finial issuing twelve tentacles with scrolled ends, the geometric ground in lime and spring green striated with yellow shading to jade green below, the cylindrical upper section of the standard with ribbed decoration, the oviform lower section with ribbed decoration leading to stylized pod decoration terminating in scrolled feet, resting on a circular plate with bronze beaded border,
31 in.(78.7 cm) high, 251/2 in. (64.8 cm.) diameter of shade