Article: Lighting Aristocrats.(lamps and shades)(Company Business and Marketing)(Product Information)(Brief Article)

A return to formalism and a renewed interest in British elegance are favoring lofty finishes, proper lines and a touch of Old World romance. Alabaster, solid brass and cut crystal are popular mediums for this upper-crust English drawing room look, while French silk shades and warm crackle finishes appeal to an aristocrat's softer side.

Cut crystal and solid brass are the ingredients for classic elegance in this transitional table lamp from Decorative Crafts ($325).

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