Info? Marquesas Tiki ceramic lamp signed Lucille Nichol

Found this large lamp this week being stored in a barn. Two part ceramic lamp base. I pulled the old felt off the bottem and found the sig of Lucille Nichol or Nichols. Ring any bells?

Looks to be a hobby piece. At least that's my guess. Here is a pic of one from my collection. 18" tall with a great glaze. Done in the style of a Marquesan Tiki. Mine is not made into a lamp but could easily have been done. Nice find.

"Anyone who has ever seen them is thereafter haunted as if by a feverish dream" Karl Woermann

[ Edited by: uncle trav 2010-05-02 12:43 ]

That Tiki appeared in multiple forms, and was until recently still available as concrete lawn Tiki:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1389&forum=1&vpost=505526

That signature is interesting, but we might never know if that was the designer of the Tiki, or just the lamp.

Thanks for the info! Now how about a a good online source for tapa lamp shades?

On 2010-05-02 08:58, bigbrotiki wrote:
That Tiki appeared in multiple forms, and was until recently still available as concrete lawn Tiki:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1389&forum=1&vpost=505526

That signature is interesting, but we might never know if that was the designer of the Tiki, or just the lamp.

And where was the tiki in that thread?????? :)

On 2010-05-02 10:18, hecktow wrote:
Thanks for the info! Now how about a a good online source for tapa lamp shades?

...And give up that great shade that came with your lamp?!!! :wink: