AN ITALIAN FLORAL EMBELLISHED MAJOLICA PUTTO LAMP BASE, SIGNED, MODERN, modeled as a scantily clad smiling putto, flirtatiously leaning against stylized rockwork with one arm raised and decorated with large colorfully painted blossoming sprays throughout, on a circular groundwork base and raised on a conforming plinth with a rinceaux frieze in relief, over acanthus block feet alternating arched openings, modeled with apertures for electrical wiring, verso black ink stamped "MADE IN ITALY," groundwork back incised signature "D. Palauigi." Height: 33 1/2" Diameter: 11 1/2" Provenance: Collection of Karen Mudd, Woodlands, Texas.