Large glass lamp on a metal base. Lovely shape resembling a compressed ball or a pebble. Given its size, it can be placed on a large table, sideboard, etc., or on the floor. This model is called Zebra, obviously because of the beautiful aubergine-black swirl circling the lamp. The swirls were added by hand and therefore vary per lamp: no two lamps are the same! Just like no two zebras have the same stripes. Rare: unlike the Zebra lamps from other manufacturers (white), this lamp has a beige base colour! We have had several Zebra lamps in recent years - most of the Dutch ILU design - but have not seen this fine warm beige colour before. Virtually unique. Design is by the German Zicoli Leuchten. This company has been out of business for many years. This clearly is one of the very first versions of the Zebra lamps. The glass was most likely made by LAM, Italy. Several lamp manufacturers have released Zebra lamps, among which the aforementioned ILU is the best known, but LAM has also released them and the smaller models have also been marketed by EGLO from Germany. This is size L. Quality of the glass is comparable to the best ILUs: nice and even and quite thick. Moreover, this one has an almost perfect swirl: runs nicely around the lamp with the stripe fairly consistent in thickness and the space between the stripes even as well. A beauty! It takes 1 E27 light bulb. 220 cm wire with click switch. The glass lampshade connects to the white-coated, metal base and is clamped on with elegant, brass-coloured hand screws. Signed by Zicoli sticker label on the bottom of the base. Measurements: Height: approx. 25 cm. Diameter: approx. 31 cm. Circumference of the sphere at its widest: 109 cm. Weight: 3.2 kilograms. Condition: Excellent. Lamp is in virtually new condition. There actually are no imperfections in the glass. Saying something about the glass would be exaggerating. By far the most beautiful and perfect Zebra lamp we have had until now. The wire has slight, natural age-related discolouration. Please see the photos for more information.