Elstead Neptune Single Table Lamp - Blue Glaze

A Ceramic Base With Its Own Weather System

Neptune's base looks like something pulled from a tideline: a ribbed porcelain column glazed in shifting blue, teal and near black tones that pool differently across every ridge. No two bases glaze in quite the same pattern, which is part of the appeal of a reactive finish like this one.

Blue Glaze With Polished Nickel Detailing

The porcelain body is thrown with a series of stepped rings that catch the glaze at different depths, so colour reads darker in the grooves and lighter across the raised bands. A polished nickel neck and gallery fitting sit at the top of the base, giving the glaze a crisp, cool edge to finish against.

How It Works

Neptune runs on a single E27 LED bulb, which is not supplied, and is wired to Class I mains standards. Fit a dimmable E27 LED and the lamp will dim in turn, though the base and fitting have no built in dimmer of their own. The silver sheer fabric shade sits on a silver card lining, which softens the light and lets it glow gently through the fabric rather than only downward.

Where It Works Best

At 59cm tall with a 43cm wide shade, Neptune has enough scale to work as a single lamp on a console table or sideboard in a living room or hallway, and enough restraint in its light output to sit comfortably on a bedside table in the bedroom. The glaze pattern means it holds its own visually even with the light off, more like a piece of ceramics on display than a plain lamp base.

Elstead Lighting

Neptune is part of the Elstead Lighting range, a British lighting group whose history traces back to The Elstead Forge in Alton, Hampshire, and which remains led by the Lucas family today. The brand curates lighting designs with an eye for finishes like this one, where a reactive glaze develops its colour unevenly as the piece is fired, so no two bases come out quite identical.

Good to Know

• Porcelain base with a blue reactive glaze and polished nickel detailing
• Silver sheer fabric shade with a silver card lining
• Base height 29.5cm, base diameter 22cm; shade measures 43cm across the bottom, 36cm across the top and stands 25cm tall; overall height 59cm
• Takes one E27 LED bulb, not included
• Dimmable when fitted with a dimmable bulb
• Weighs 4kg
• 2 year guarantee
• We are unable to deliver this item to the following postcodes: AB, DD, GY, HS, IM, IV, JE, KW, PA, PH, TR, ZE

Questions People Ask

Does the Neptune table lamp come with a bulb? No. It takes a single E27 LED bulb, which is not supplied, so you will need to add one when you order.

Is the Neptune table lamp dimmable? Yes, as long as you fit a dimmable E27 LED bulb. A standard, non dimmable bulb will not dim even on a dimmer circuit.

Will every Neptune lamp base look exactly the same? Not quite. The base is finished in a reactive glaze, so the balance of teal, grey and near black will vary slightly from piece to piece as part of how the glaze fires.

What size is the Neptune table lamp? The base stands 29.5cm tall with a 22cm diameter, and the shade adds a further 25cm, measuring 43cm across the bottom and 36cm across the top, for an overall height of 59cm.

Overall height with shade: 59cm. Base height 29.5cm. Base Diameter 22cm

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