Shattaline British Blue Table Lamp Cracked Resin Crushed Ice Vintage Retro Atomic Era Shatterline

Shattaline Blue British 1970s Table Lamp - the largest size this lamp was made in

Bright blue lamp with darker blue plus green and orange highlights.

This is one of the rarer colours this lamp was made in.

A British design from the 1960s (see below) that's become a mid century classic design.

Made in the 1960s/70s in the UK or Italy.

33cm high, including the white lamp fitting, and 9cm wide.

Very good fully working vintage condition withonly minor signs of age, just a few light scratches and scuffs.

Rewired with new fittings including a choice of new lampholder (see below)

The last photo shows it with other lamps, available for separate purchase.
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Will be rewired with new white plastic cable and a new lamp holder.

We offer a choice of lamp holder. Originally it would have had a switched B22 British lampholder but if sold internationally we can replace this with a E27 fitting and put an on/off switch on the cable.

You should choose the E27 fitting unless you are in a country that uses B22 lightbulbs (UK/IRE/AUS/NZ) and might want to use a vintage lampshade such as the fibreglass shades these originally came with.

We can fit a UK/Irish, European, North American or Aus/NZ plug.

** If used in the USA/100/110/120v we recommend using an energy saving/LED bulb. E26 bulbs should work but because they are 1mm smaller they should be fully turned to ensure they make contact with the fitting. This lamp will take a European type/size lampshade with a ring of 1.5 inches (3.6cm) or alternatively a lampshade that sits on the light bulb. Full details of lampshades can be found under FAQs.
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Shattaline lamps were the result of an accidental discovery in Surrey, England by a retired army major, Lewen Tugwell, in the mid 1960s. He was a sculptor and inventor and was experimenting with sculptures using the relatively new and exciting material of polyester resin in a mould. When he added the catalyst to harden it, the resin instead cracked and he realised it produced an attractive effect. He started production in Surrey on lamps, tables and other products under the Shattaline name. Around 1970 production moved to Scotland and it is not known which models were produced there and within a few years the company ceased trading. My thanks to Mike Andrew, who worked at Shattaline in Surrey, for his research on the company and help.

The design proved very popular and Shattaline inspired other companies to produce similar style lamps at the time. This included UK homewares company BHS commissioning an Italian company, Prova, to manufacture lamps for them. Unless the lamp still retains its original label it is not possible to be certain which company produced a lamp. But they all date from the same period and capture the same cracked resin effect.
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UK only - If you would like to buy a lampshade to accompany your lamp we recommend the wonderful handmade lampshades utilising vintage fabrics by Dawn Witty - you can find her designs here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WittyDawnUK
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Note that we have attempted to show and state the condition as accurately as possible but this is a pre-loved, vintage item and some minor signs of age and/or use are to be expected. There may also be slight variations in the colours shown due to lighting, the camera lens and the device the image is viewed through.