Modernist Brass Table Lamp by Tommi Parzinger for Stiffel Lamp Co.

A modernist patinated brass table lamp by the German furniture designer and painter, Tommi Parzinger. Born in Munich in 1903, Parzinger later moved to New York City in 1932, starting his first company in 1939. He had begun by designing for Manhattan style-setter Rena Rosenthal and other celebrities including Marilyn Monroe.