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HANDEL, CIRCA 1914
Details
A 'GREEK RUINS' REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS AND PATINATED-METAL TABLE LAMP
Handel, Circa 1914
The domed shade with 'chipped ice' finish, painted on the interior in sky blue, olive green, lavender, moss green, brown, orange and eggshell white to depict the ruins of an ancient temple on a Mediterranean island, with the mountainous landscape of a neighboring island in the distance, signed HANDEL 6212 and JB, the urn-shaped base raised on square foot, with firm's cloth label
24in. (61cm.) high, 18in. (45.7cm.) diameter of the shade
Handel, Circa 1914
The domed shade with 'chipped ice' finish, painted on the interior in sky blue, olive green, lavender, moss green, brown, orange and eggshell white to depict the ruins of an ancient temple on a Mediterranean island, with the mountainous landscape of a neighboring island in the distance, signed HANDEL 6212 and JB, the urn-shaped base raised on square foot, with firm's cloth label
24in. (61cm.) high, 18in. (45.7cm.) diameter of the shade
Literature
Robert DeFalco et. al., Handel Lamps: Painted Shades and Glassware, 1986, pp. 88-89 for illustrations of this shade