Vetro Bianco Sansovino Hand Blown Glass Twisted Glass Column Wall Light Large

A column of clear glass twisted while still hot, so the whole body turns through about a hundred degrees from base to top. The twist carries the light up the fitting and throws a slow spiral onto the wall behind.

Blown by mouth on the Venetian lagoon by a workshop we have bought from for years. Nothing is pressed and nothing is moulded except where the pattern needs a mould, so no two pieces are identical in wall thickness or in the exact set of the shoulder. Brass parts are made in England and the two are married here. Sold singly in the larger size, roughly a third bigger in every direction.

Specification

• Height 505mm, width 175mm, projection from the wall 200mm
• Materials: hand blown glass with solid brass fittings and backplate
• Finish: glass as described, brass in your chosen finish
• Lamp: 1 x E14 candle, maximum 40W, dimmable LED suitable
• Supply: hardwired, 220 to 240V, 50Hz, terminal block behind the backplate
• Switching: no integral switch, wired to a wall switch or a dimmer circuit
• Rating: IP20, for dry indoor rooms
• Backplate: round solid brass, 100mm diameter
• Weight: approximately 5.5 kilograms
• Lead time: 3 to 5 weeks from Murano
• Small bubbles and slight variation in the glass are evidence of hand blowing and are not faults
• Sold singly

Fitting

This is a hardwired fitting and should be installed by a qualified electrician working to BS 7671. It arrives with a standard round backplate and fixing screws. Wall plugs are not supplied because the right fixing depends on whether you are going into brick, block, plasterboard or lath and plaster. At roughly 5.5 kilograms it needs a proper fixing. Use the supplied screws into masonry, or a heavy duty plasterboard anchor rated well above the weight of the light.