Mid Century 1960s Teak & Brass Floor Lamp — Sanderson Dandelion Clocks Shade

A tripod-free reading lamp from the early 1960s, its slim teak and brass column rising to a lampshade. The shade is dressed in Sanderson’s Dandelion Clocks, designed by Fiona Howard and launched in 2008 as part of the Options 10 collection — one of the best-selling prints Sanderson has produced, its stylised seed-heads owing a clear debt to the mid-century botanical abstraction of designers like Lucienne Day, even though the print itself is 21st century.

That’s the pairing logic: rather than hunt for a period-correct shade that would inevitably compromise on condition or cost, I chose a contemporary print that speaks the same visual language as the base — abstract, botanical, confidently graphic — so the lamp reads as one coherent piece rather than an old body carrying a mismatched hat. Anew, but not new: the base holds its history, the shade carries the same design instinct forward.

The base has been fully restored: gently cleaned no caustic chemicals. French polished, and finished to bring out the grain without losing the patina a piece this age should carry. Brass sections have been cleaned rather than lacquered, so they’ll continue to develop their own soft tarnish over time — as intended.

Diameter 27cm x H 135cm (without shade)

Sanderson Dandelion Clocks fabric, red Condition: Restored base, PAT tested,

Anew, but not new — a piece that carries its history in the timber and wears its update lightly.
ly.

The lamp unscrews into 3 components to help with transport.