What Duke is
A Gold French Bulldog Table Lamp That Sits Up Straight
Duke is a gold French Bulldog table lamp built as one sculpted piece: ears forward, chest up, sitting like the nightstand is his post. He stands 20 inches tall and about a foot wide, which puts him closer to a small piece of furniture than an ornament. He arrives assembled, so there is nothing to screw together and no shade to clip on. The rest of the breed range sits in Pet Lighting.
Materials and construction
What Duke Is Actually Made Of
Body and finish
The sculpture is resin, finished in gold. That is the honest description: not solid brass, not cast metal, not gold plate over metal. The fur is hand-engraved into the resin before the finish goes on, so the texture catches light instead of reading flat.
Shade
Soft fabric, not moulded plastic, so the bulb is diffused rather than bounced and the light lands warm and low.
Care
Dust with a dry cloth. Skip metal polish and household cleaner; a gold finish on resin survives neither. The black sibling lives on Winston’s page.
Where he goes
Where He Goes
Twenty inches is nightstand and console height, not desk height. That makes him better at throwing a low pool of warm light across a room than at lighting a page, so put him where you want atmosphere rather than task light — an entry table, a bedroom nightstand, the far end of a long shelf. The wider Lighting & Lamps range covers the task-lit side of the house.
Gold or black
Gold Or Black
There are two Frenchies in the range and the difference is finish and scale, not breed. Duke takes the gold finish and the taller 20-inch frame. Winston is the black-resin sibling on a steel frame — shorter, and offered in a sitting or a lying pose. If gold is not the hardware in your room, start with Winston; if you want the pair, both sit in Cove Companions.
Shipping and returns
Shipping And Returns
Duke ships with tracking sent by email once he leaves the warehouse. Delivery windows are set out on the shipping policy and the return window on the refund policy. If one arrives damaged, send a photo and we will take it from there — do not plug in a lamp with a cracked base.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is the gold French Bulldog table lamp?
Duke stands 20 inches tall and about a foot wide. That is nightstand and console height rather than desk height, so measure your clearance if he is going under a wall cabinet or a low shelf. He ships assembled at that height, with no rod to extend or shorten.
Is the Duke lamp real gold or brass?
Neither. It is a resin sculpture with a gold finish, and we would rather say that plainly than let the photographs imply metal. There is no brass, no cast metal and no gold plating in the body. The finish is what gives it the warmth; the weight is resin weight.
Does Duke need any assembly?
No. He arrives as one finished piece with the shade already fitted, so there is nothing to screw together, no harp to align and no shade to clip on. Unbox, set him down, switch him on. That is the whole job.
Is the shade fabric or plastic?
Fabric. It is a soft fabric shade rather than the moulded plastic you often get at this shape and size, which is the difference between light that spreads and light that glares. It diffuses the bulb downward, so the glow sits low on the surface he is standing on.
What is the difference between Duke and Winston?
Finish, scale and pose. Duke is the gold-finished Frenchie at 20 inches, in a single upright sitting position. Winston is black resin on a steel frame, shorter, and comes in either a sitting or a lying pose. Same breed, same sculptural approach, two different rooms.
How do I clean a gold-finished resin lamp?
A dry cloth, and nothing else. Metal polish, all-purpose spray and anything abrasive will lift a finish off resin, and it does not grow back. For the engraved fur, a soft dry brush gets into the grooves without dragging dust deeper into them.
