I collect shell lamps – lamps that are made with seashells. I started with '50s TV lamps with the shels (and sometimes knickknacks) set into plaster of paris, but the collection (50+ at this point) has gone in some interesting directions. Once a week or so I do a “shell lamp” search at eBay and see what’s available.
Which, interestingly enough, is often described as “Art Deco” or “Art Nouveau” – or, as in this case, both.
Do these people have any idea … no, wait, scratch that, clearly these people do not have any idea what these terms mean. What on earth do they think these terms mean?
And don’t get me started on spelling, and different leet-speak versions of “L@@K!!!111”
Nah, don’t care for that one, particularly – not funky enough. (There’s a serious folk art vibe to the great exemplars.) (Some day I’ll get a digital camera and set up an online museum.)
Me, I love Art Deco – which this also isn’t. Seriously, though, what do people think either of those terms means?
twickster, the lamp you linked to looks, um, perverted to me. I’m relieved to hear you aren’t digging it. It might scare away potential suitors if you had it in your house.
twickster, I think the point is that some people will search for things that they really don’t know much (or anything) about, in the hopes of getting something good to impress the boss/neighbors/whoever. This person may be trying to catch those people.
It’s probably more likely that the seller doesn’t have any idea what the terms mean, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was set up to catch people without much clue.
That is, well, phallic. I’m not sure how else to describe it. Dada, maybe?
I have seen twicks’s lamp collection and while I’m not a fan of shell lamps, she’s got good taste in them. This particular lamp would, ah, stick out like the sore thumb it resembles.
I don’t know. Chalk me up as an art buffoon then, but when I hear “art deco” or “art nouveau” I pretty much think of: “functional item with an artsy flair to it” and while the piece you link to is not my particular style, I would be none the wiser if I had stumbled across this listing on my own without having read your comments.
aRt Ne@VeAU and aRt dEcO L@@k!
When I see Ebay titles with the above catastrophic lettering, I drive by and do not even visit. What are you, 12? 111!!!
One day, just for pure grins, I am going to list something on Ebay as:
