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'Mother and child' lamp with no trailing wires

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AveAtqueVale · 09/12/2025 12:24

Has anyone come across a niceish one of these, with no trailing wires, and ideally silver/ turquoise.

DM has been advised to get one for reading due to cataracts but thinks they're hideous I don't necessarily disagree and particularly hates the trailing wires. So am trying to source an acceptable one for her for Christmas. She also wants it to match the turquoise and silver decoration of her living room. Willing to spend up to £100ish, more if necessary, but less would be better!

Have attached a picture of the sort of thing I mean (but that is entirely wrong due to being black, having a trailing wire, and looking 'rickety').

Very grateful for any leads!

'Mother and child' lamp with no trailing wires
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AveAtqueVale · 09/12/2025 12:25

Oh rats I meant to post this in shopping 😫.

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AlwaysGardening · 09/12/2025 12:38

How is it going to be powered if it doesn’t have a wire? Sorry I’m a bit confused!

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MissKittyCat · 09/12/2025 13:14

I assume by no trailing wire, you want the power cable to go up inside the shaft not on the outside like in your picture or do you mean you want it to be cordless? This is silver and has the cable on the inside. www.argos.co.uk/product/3901591

AveAtqueVale · 09/12/2025 13:22

MissKittyCat · 09/12/2025 13:14

I assume by no trailing wire, you want the power cable to go up inside the shaft not on the outside like in your picture or do you mean you want it to be cordless? This is silver and has the cable on the inside. www.argos.co.uk/product/3901591

Yes exactly! Thank you, will look!

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AveAtqueVale · 09/12/2025 13:24

MissKittyCat · 09/12/2025 13:14

I assume by no trailing wire, you want the power cable to go up inside the shaft not on the outside like in your picture or do you mean you want it to be cordless? This is silver and has the cable on the inside. www.argos.co.uk/product/3901591

Ah yes - I liked that one and thought it was better., but she has specifically rejected it already as 'dated'. I'm not sure one she'll like actually exists 😂

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AveAtqueVale · 09/12/2025 13:25

AlwaysGardening · 09/12/2025 12:38

How is it going to be powered if it doesn’t have a wire? Sorry I’m a bit confused!

I just mean the wire going in the bottom and travelling up inside the stand, rather than clipped on to the outside of the pole like the one in the picture!

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Oxo01 · 09/12/2025 15:13

This one has wire inside the pole.
But it only comes in blk with gold or white with gold
I wanted a white with silver but couldnt find one I liked for a year so bought this one

It has a remote and also the pole can be touched to turn off or change lights.
Its dimmable / differe levels of light / coular and the lamps and be a angled.

Oxo01 · 09/12/2025 15:20

Sorry sent without picture
this is it.

'Mother and child' lamp with no trailing wires
InfoSecInTheCity · 09/12/2025 15:25

Is it just that she needs a light that can be positioned closer to her head and pointing down? Just wondering if there is a specific reason it needs to be the mother and child design, because wall mounted lights are a available that could be posed and even ones that plug in if you don’t want to wire them.

JaninaDuszejko · 09/12/2025 15:34

Sorry, also had Holloways of Ludlow on my list, not sure where they went!

AlwaysGardening · 09/12/2025 16:21

AveAtqueVale · 09/12/2025 13:25

I just mean the wire going in the bottom and travelling up inside the stand, rather than clipped on to the outside of the pole like the one in the picture!

Ah I see! We have one from John Lewis where the cables run inside. Similar to this one:
https://www.johnlewis.com/bay-lighting-rocca-uplighter-reading-light-double-floor-lamp/p114026360

Bay Lighting Rocca Uplighter & Reading Light Double Floor Lamp

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https://www.johnlewis.com/bay-lighting-rocca-uplighter-reading-light-double-floor-lamp/p114026360

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