Description:

Handel Company
(Connecticut/New York, 1885-1936)
Desert Scene Table Lamp with Arab & Camel

circa 1915
reverse painted glass, patinated metal, marble
shade marked "Handel, 6437 / Handel Lamps, Pat'd No. 979664"
base marked with cloth tag "Handel Lamps"
24 1/2 in. high, 18 in. diameter (shade)

    Provenance:
  • Private Collection, Long Beach, New York
  • Literature:
  • John Fontaine, Carole Goldman Hibel, and John Hibel. "The Handel Lamps Book," Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1999, p. 199 (shade).
  • Notes:
  • Fontaine's Auction Gallery can arrange shipping for this item (USA only).
  • Condition:
  • The shade and base each in very good overall condition with no damage or repair. The base retains the original sockets and pull chains.

    The absence of a condition report does not imply there are no condition issues with the lot. Please inquire for a detailed condition report.

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