Finnish Burlwood Table Lamp
Finland
1943
Burlwood
13″ wide x 8″ deep x 12″ high
A biomorphic lamp with burlwood base made up of an intricate mosaic of knots and knobs, out of which the push button switch emerges, and onto which a warm light glows. The shade and stem are carved out of a smoother section of the burl. A petite functional sculpture.
Signed and dated “Rukajärveltä Kevät/Talvi 1943 Isä Arvidille Joltakin Jermulta” (From Rukajärveltä in the Spring/Winter 1943, To Father Arvid from Jermu)