Yes, it's a lamp. But what on earth is this center hoop thing for? Is something supposed to hang here?
My wife says it was purely for decoration but... just shoving a hoop above the lights? Why not a bird or something?
Yeah, from the pics in other posts I'm wondering if this is just a very old lamp. Following the blueprint of its gas predecessor without any thought of what was no longer necessary...
Like a beta of an electric lamp? Before they realized the downsides of a wired connection compared to the "wireless" gas lamp predecessors.