Pop Art Glow in the Dark Lightbulb Sculpture, Pierre Giraudon, France. 1970s. glass sporting a lovely warm patina

sporting a lovely warm patina from decades of conservative use

a process in which rather large natural iron pyrite particles in the clay have converted back to their metallic form and melted

resulting in a dramatically speckled form

The shade is adjustable for directional lighting

These heavy iron pieces are in excellent vintage condition with very little if any signs of wear

Pop Art Glow in the Dark Lightbulb Sculpture, Pierre Giraudon, France. 1970s. glass sporting a lovely warm patinaFunctional as a paperweight or equally enjoyable as a standalone piece of art, this design by Pierre Giraudon is always a delight to observe and somewhat of an icon of the 70s. This particular example still faintly glows in the dark as originally intended, the lightbulb suspended in one solid block of clear lucite (or acrylic plexiglass etc) to allow light to reflect and refract from all angles. In good condition, the body having some light surface