Table Lamp “La Tentation” by Edgar Brandt and Daum

A French Art Deco serpent lamp by Edgar Brandt and Daum titled “La Tentation”. The lamp features a rich brown, bronze Boa Python, almost completely vertically extended, wrapped around itself to form a base with its tail, and an ensconcement with it’s head. The serpent supports a soft, sunset-toned glass shade. The snake is made particularly lifelike with low-relief scales, and with a realistic, hissing head. It appears as if the serpent would strike if not for the fact that it is made of bronze.