We make authentic reproductions of the classic Majestic Tambourine lampshades that accompanied certain original Majestic lamps. The shades are 4.25″ tall x 14″ diameter. They have the slot which slips over the lamp arm, and the center hole to help with ventilation. We can supply new frames, or we can use your original ones. The lamps are rare, and the shades even rarer. If found at all today, the original Majestic Tambourine shades are usually damaged and have that tell-tale crispy brown burn mark near the center hole caused by improper wattage. If using incandescent bulbs, please use 40 watt bulbs max. Even better, consider using a CFL bulb (it’s now easy to find CFL bulbs that simulate the warm light of incandescent bulbs, instead of the cool blueish light the CFLs originally had).
Shown is the original beeswax color with the signature black and gold zig-zag design, but we can make the Majestic Tambourine shade in any of our colors with or without any of our pattern options.
Majestic lampshades came in a wide variety of exotic and unusual shapes. Many of the Majestic wood and brass lamps have held up with time, but most of the shades for those lamps haven’t. The design of the Majestic shades frequently restricted the flow of air through the shades, impeding ventilation at higher bulb wattages. Inevitably, someone winds up putting in a bulb with too high a wattage for the shade, and the result is the tell-tale crispy brown spots. In most cases, we can use your old Majestic wire frames to make new shades, and bring the lamps back to life (just remember to use lower wattage with your revived lamp!).
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