This is a lovely vintage desk lamp. It must date to around the late 1950s or 1960s.
It has a heavy matt black painted metal base (original paintwork) - with a gold textured cover on top with a little white plastic on and off button.
From the base issues the upstand of the lamp - this is made of conjoined rings / metal sections (as photographed) and is bendable so you can point the shade in a variety of positions. This is called a Gooseneck fitment as it is often angled to resemble the shape of the bird's neck.
The shade is a textured matt lack metal one with cut-away decorations. The colour of the shade is the original colour and it has a little decorative gold bobble on the end.
The shade is in good condition with no dents, dings or nasty scratches to the paint surface.
It is in working condition, but as with anything electrical, it should be checked over by an electrician before use.
It has a nice length of flex and three-prong plug for UK electric sockets. The length of the cable is about 2 metres long.