Villa 1919 Collection
The California Mission style drew on the architectural
traditions of the Spanish Colonial period. Julia Morgan,
of San Francisco, the first woman to study architecture
at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, began the creation
of San Simeon for William Randolph Hearst in 1919. Here
California Mission Revival met European sophistication.
In Palm Beach, Addison Mizner, trained in his native
San Francisco and in Spain, in 1919 built the remarkable
El Mirasol for Mrs. Stotesbury, reigning grande dame
of Palm Beach society. On both the east and west coasts
of America, the European Villa Revival was now underway.
With romantic balconies, colonnaded loggias, and Moorish
courtyards with fountains, the villas offered sanctuary
from the sun. The interiors were rich with details in
stone, iron, wood and ceramics inspired by Spain and
Italy, but imaginatively interpreted by designers, artisans
and craftsmen immersed in the Arts and Crafts movement
and meeting the needs of a modern lifestyle.
Original decorative lighting was created using iron
and translucent mica, made from quarried quartz, and
one of the favored materials of the Arts and Crafts
period. Fine Art Lamps has now created original designs
that evoke this unique period in American architecture.
It is extraordinary that Julia Morgan and Addison Mizner,
both born in the same city, San Francisco, in the same
year, 1872, had both launched in the same year, 1919,
in California and Florida, the villas that have inspired
Fine Art Lamps' newest Collection. The name "Villa
1919" seems ineviTable. The style seems irresistible. |
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Fine Art Lamps Island Fixture 236840 from the Villa
1919 Collection
H. 24" x W. 46"
Chain: 6'
Shades: 9" x 5", 16" x 9", 7.5"
2 x 100 watt Medium base A-19 bulbs
Two light island fixture in a warm finish
of rich umber with gilded accents. Natural mica shades
with fleuron and mica designs.
Made in USA.
Most Fine Art Lamps products can be customized and
may be converted to 220v.
Please email us, Phone 954-456-1006 or 800-585-1285
or Fax us at 954-456-1098 for more
information on pricing on Fine Art Lamps.
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Fine
Art Lamps Drop Light 236940 from the Villa 1919 Collection
H. 36" x W. 8"
1 x 60 watt Candelabra base B-10 bulb
Drop light in a warm finish of rich umber with gilded
accents. Natural mica shade with fleuron and diamond
designs. May hang from a ceiling at a 45°
angle.
Made in USA.
Most Fine Art Lamps products can be customized and
may be converted to 220v.
Please email us, Phone 954-456-1006 or 800-585-1285 or Fax
us at 954-456-1098 for more information
on pricing on Fine Art Lamps.
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Fine
Art Lamps Pendant 179942 from the Villa 1919 Collection
H. 37" x W. 43"
3 x 150 watt Medium base A-19 bulbs
Iron pendant in warm finish of rich umber with gilded
accents. Hand-fashioned mica coupe.
Made in USA.
Most Fine Art Lamps products can be customized and
may be converted to 220v.
Please email us, Phone 954-456-1006 or 800-585-1285 or Fax
us at 954-456-1098 for more information
on pricing on Fine Art Lamps.
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Fine
Art Lamps Sconce 153750 from the Villa 1919 Collection
H. 23.5" W. 18.5" D. 8"
Shades: 5.5" x 5.5" x 4.5
2 x 60 watt Candelabra base B-10 bulbs
Two-light wall sconce in warm finish of rich umber
with gilded accents. Hand-painted mica panels with
fleuron and diamond designs.
Made in USA.
Most Fine Art Lamps products can be customized and
may be converted to 220v.
Please email us, Phone 954-456-1006 or 800-585-1285 or Fax
us at 954-456-1098 for more information
on pricing on Fine Art Lamps. |
