This is a large mid-century ceramic table lamp. It is marked in gold on the base interior: Painted Italy 2625.
It is a tall 1950s lamp of stretched ovoid form with a flattened with a dipped facet on the front which contains a hand-painted stylized image of an Italian lady with blonde / yellow hair. She wears a black top decorated with applied yellow dots. The main body of the lamp is decorated all around with thick stripes of white, plum and dark green shades and then has a lustre glaze applied on top.
It has a white plastic bulb holder at the top with an on-and-off switch. The lamp has been re-wired before listing with a new white cable.
It is a nice large lamp measuring 13 1/2 inches in height (not including the bulb holder). It is 7 inches in diameter at the widest point. It is in good condition with no damage. These 1950s hand-painted Italian lamp bases are now hard to find.
It is sold without a shade but would look good with a simple white drum-shaped one.
It will have to be sent with Royal Mail tracked post, medium parcel This will be applied to your order at the checkout.