Marlgrove Tiffany Floor Lamp - Multicoloured

The Marlgrove floor lamp stands 1560mm tall under a wide 500mm shade of Tiffany-style leaded glass, which is a substantial shade for a floor light and puts a good spread of colour and light over a chair or a corner. The multicoloured glass is cut piece by piece and joined with soldered seams over a metal frame, set on a metal stem and base. Two lamp holders inside the shade each take an E27 GLS bulb of up to 60W, supplied separately. At 8.9kg the base has the weight a shade this wide needs.

This is a floor lamp for a sitting room corner, beside a sofa or a wing chair, in a bay window, or at the end of a long room where a ceiling light leaves a dark patch. Two lamps at 60W each make it a genuine reading light rather than a decorative one, and the deep shade keeps the bulbs out of sight when you are seated. Leaded glass on this scale suits period rooms and larger spaces with room to take it, and in a plain modern room it does the work of a painting as well as a lamp.

Construction is soldered leaded glass on a metal frame with a metal stem and base, wired as a Class 1 earthed lamp. It is not listed as dimmable, so we would plan on standard switching and choose warmer, lower output bulbs if you want the light gentler. Dust the glass with a dry soft cloth or a soft brush, wipe marks with a barely damp cloth and dry straight away, keeping solvents and abrasive creams off the solder lines. Let bulbs cool before changing them. A matching Marlgrove flush ceiling light carries the same glass overhead.

How big is it?

1560mm tall with a 500mm diameter shade, weighing 8.9kg, so it needs a proper corner rather than a tight gap beside a chair.

Which bulbs does it take?

Two E27 GLS bulbs of up to 60W each, supplied separately. Warm white gives the truest colour through the leaded glass.

What is the shade made from?

Multicoloured Tiffany-style leaded glass, cut piece by piece and joined with soldered seams over a metal frame.

Is it stable?

Yes. At 8.9kg it has the weight to stand steady, which is what a 500mm shade at this height needs.

Can it be dimmed?

It is not listed as dimmable, so use standard switching and pick lower output bulbs if you want a softer light.

How do I clean it?

Dust with a dry soft cloth or soft brush, then wipe marks with a barely damp cloth and dry at once. Keep solvents and abrasive creams off the solder.