28.5” Josephine Antique Gold Leaf Buffet Lamp

Josephine is cast iron worked into a stem — a slim stalk with a sculpted bud at the base, finished in antiqued gold leaf so the high points catch and the recesses stay dark. The weight is the first thing you notice; iron gives it a planted feel that resin and ceramic never quite manage, which matters on a lamp this narrow. At twenty-eight and a half inches it is the shortest of the buffet lamps here, a good height for a console that already sits high or for a nightstand where thirty-four inches would be overbearing. The natural linen shade keeps it from reading as costume jewelry and lets the gold do its work quietly.

Shade: 10” x 10” x 8”H, natural linen
Overall height: 28.5”