A REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS AND PATINATED-METAL TABLE LAMP

HANDEL, MODEL INTRODUCED IN 1919

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A REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS AND PATINATED-METAL TABLE LAMP
handel, model introduced in 1919
The domed shade with "chipped ice" finish, painted on the interior in dusty rose, mauve, salmon, orange, lavender, green and sky blue to depict butterflies floating amidst a profusion of stylized rose blossoms and foliage, signed HANDEL 6688, the bronzed metal base of urn form on stepped circular foot, stamped Handel
23½in. (59.7cm.) high, 18in. (45.7cm.) diameter of the shade
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Lot Essay

cf. Robert DeFalco et. al., Handel Lamps: Painted Shades and Glassware, 1986, pp.160-163 for illustrations of this model

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