Leverint Balham Table Lamp - Base Only

A Low Glass Dome On A Small Metal Disc

The Balham Table Lamp is a single hand blown glass dome, wide at the base and rising to a rounded top, resting on a small plated metal disc. The glass body is 200mm across and only 260mm high to the top of the lamp holder, so the lamp sits low and steady, with a shade doing most of the height. In clear and transparent black glass a slim metal stem is visible running up through the centre. Each body is hand blown by Leverint. Please note that the fabric shade shown in the photos is not included, so you can pair the base with a shade of your own choosing.

Choose Your Glass and Metal Finish

Each lamp is made to order in your choice of hand blown glass and plated metal finish, chosen from the swatches above when you order. The photos show the base in ribbed, fine ribbed, clear, transparent black and opaque white glass, all with polished brass metalwork. Leverint plates the metalwork in polished brass, brushed brass, weathered brass, bronze, polished nickel or satin nickel, so you can match it to the rest of your scheme. Because the glass is blown by hand and the metal is plated by hand, the colour and texture of your lamp may vary slightly from the photos, and screens show colour differently from one device to another. If you are unsure about a finish before ordering, please call our customer service team.

How It Works

The lamp takes one E27 bulb. It is not supplied with one as standard, but you can add Leverint's T45 LED filament bulb from the dropdown above, or choose no bulb and fit your own. Leverint lists a 40W maximum on its technical sheet and gives 8W LED on its product page, so a low wattage LED filament bulb is the right choice inside glass. It is supplied with 1.5 metres of round silk covered flex and an inline switch, so there is nothing to install: unpack it, add a bulb and a shade, and plug it in. The standard inline switch is on and off only. Leverint can supply a dimmable version on request, so please ask before ordering if you want one. If you ever want the lamp rewired or connected to anything other than the supplied switch, have that work carried out by a qualified electrician.

Where It Works Best

Because the glass is wide and the lamp stays low, the Balham suits places where height is limited, such as a bedside table, a desk or a side table beside an armchair. Leverint describes it as suited to living, work and leisure spaces. A pair on matching tables looks balanced, and the ribbed and fine ribbed glass options catch the light of the bulb in fine lines as well as letting it glow through the shade above.

Made By Leverint

Leverint is a hand blown glass lighting studio based in Enfield, London, where each piece of glass is shaped by hand rather than cast in a mould. The studio says it draws on more than a century of glassblowing experience through its parent company, G Farley and Sons, and its founders bring decades of lighting design and glass artistry to every lamp. A smooth dome in opaque white or transparent black shows off that work, because there is no texture to hide how evenly the glass has been blown.

Good to Know

• Handmade to order by Leverint in the UK; Leverint quotes approximately 4 to 6 weeks, so please check the current lead time before ordering
• As a made to order lamp, it cannot be returned unless it arrives faulty
• Fabric shade not included; the cream drum shade in the photos is for illustration only
• Takes 1 x E27, 40W max; no bulb as standard, with Leverint's T45 LED filament bulb available from the dropdown above
• Standard inline switch is on and off only; a dimmable version is available from Leverint on request
• Glass body measures 200mm in diameter, 260mm high to the top of the lamp holder, on a 120mm base; weighs approximately 2.8kg
• 1.5 metre round silk covered flex with inline switch
• Hand blown glass and hand plated metal, so colour and texture may vary slightly from the photos
• CE and UKCA marked; 2 year warranty
• Polish the metalwork lightly with a lint free cloth and avoid metal cleaning solutions; clean the glass with a glass cleaner sprayed onto a lint free cloth rather than onto the lamp

Questions People Ask

Does the Balham Table Lamp come with a shade?

No. The Leverint Balham Table Lamp is sold as a base only, and the cream drum shade shown in the photos is not included. It has a standard E27 lamp holder, so a drum or empire shade of your own choice can be fitted to it.

What glass and metal finishes can I choose?

The glass dome comes in clear, ribbed, fine ribbed, transparent black or opaque white hand blown glass. The metalwork can be plated in polished brass, brushed brass, weathered brass, bronze, polished nickel or satin nickel. Pick your combination from the swatches on this page when you order.

Does the Balham Table Lamp come with a bulb?

Not as standard. It takes one E27 bulb, 40W max, and you can add Leverint's T45 LED filament bulb from the bulb dropdown when you order, or choose no bulb and fit your own low wattage LED filament bulb, which runs cool inside the glass.

Is the Balham Table Lamp dimmable?

As standard it has an inline on and off switch and is not dimmable. Leverint lists a dimmable version on request, so please ask when ordering if you want one.

How big and heavy is the Balham Table Lamp?

The glass dome is 200mm in diameter and the lamp stands 260mm high to the top of the lamp holder, before any shade is added. It sits on a 120mm base and weighs approximately 2.8kg.

How long does it take, and can I return it?

Each Balham Table Lamp is handmade to order by Leverint in the UK, with a lead time of approximately 4 to 6 weeks. Because it is made to order in your chosen finish, it cannot be returned unless it arrives faulty.

Diameter: 20cm
Shade Height: 26cm
Base: 12cm
Cable Length: 150cm
Height measured to top of lamp holder; shade not included.

We offer free standard delivery on orders within the UK Mainland* (an additional fee applies for the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, the Scottish Isles, parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Isles and International).

*Collingwood orders under £150 incur a delivery fee of £9.95 inc. VAT.
*Any order under £49 incurs a delivery fee of £9.95.