Walter Von Nessen (1889-1943) designed this rare American art deco floor lamp ca 1930 for Nessen Studio where he worked with a work force of one craftsman. The lamp has a round chrome base with an offset vertical chrome shaft, the shaft telescopes, raising the lamp from 50” high to 59” high (63” high with the shade swiveled up). The curved extension terminates in a fitting which enables the user to point the shade down for reading or up for ambient light. The enameled white dome shade has a switch on top to activate one, two or three of the bulbs. A rod with an orange Bakelite handle facilitates rotating the shade. The lamp is marked on the base “Nessen Studio, NY”.