An exceptional, high-quality cast brass table standard, originally manufactured as a luxury portable domestic gas lamp and subsequently converted for electrical use. The fixture features a dynamic, articulating counterweight mechanism. The smooth-sweeping brass arm balances a spherical solid-brass counterweight ball at one terminal and an adjustable swivel light head at the other, allowing the lampshade to be positioned at any custom angle to serve as a focused desk or task light. The entire frame is anchored securely by a heavy, architectural tripod base splitting into stylized spiked branches that terminate in rounded ball feet. The fixture is perfectly crowned and completed by a premium, period-style vaseline art glass tulip shade. England. c1895