The New York First Company - Impeccable Gifts and Unique Wonders

Upstairs on the third floor, the magisterial Rose Main Reading Room, about the size of a football field, is one of the world's grandest library interiors. It has original chandeliers, oak tables, and bronze reading lamps that provide scholars, researchers, and writers with clean, bright, focused light.

The handsome Reading Room Lamp is based on the original design by architects Carrere & Hastings, adapted by legendary designer Bill Blass. The distinctive lamp features turned stem detailing with a weighty bronze base to ensure stability on a flat surface. Hand-rubbed finishes provide a rich, vintage look in the bedroom, study, office, or hideaway. Read or write under its authorative gaze.

Twin 60-watt bulbs (not included) provide ample illumination, while the shade prevents direct glare from shining in a reader's eyes. An exposed pull chain connected to each light bulb socket allows readers to switch on one or both bulbs for personalized lighting preference. The white coating inside its brass shade to efficiently reflect and direct light onto reading materials or a desk or table top. Plugs into a standard household outlet via a 12-foot cord.