EDWARD I. FARMER STAMPED MARK, NEW YORK, CIRCA EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A JADE AND AGATE TABLE LAMP
EDWARD I. FARMER STAMPED MARK, NEW YORK, CIRCA EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The lamp is composed of 18th and 19th century elements including a pierced and carved white jade incense holder that rises to a greenish-white jadeite bobeche from the center of a white jade cup stand set into a gilt-metal base raised on four agate bead feet. The shade is an inverted, dark green jade bowl with gilt-metal rim surmounted by a pierced white jade plaque and an agate figure of Guanyin that forms the finial.
17 5/8 in. (44.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, 21-22 September 2005, lot 236.

Special notice

Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

Lot Essay

Edward I. Farmer (1872-1942) was a well-known New York dealer with galleries at both 5 West 56th Street and 16 East 56th Street where he offered Chinese works of art, as well as European antiques. He is best remembered for the decorative lamps and desk accessories which he had fashioned from various Chinese jades and porcelains.

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