Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

Fine & Decorative Arts - Day One

Fri, Oct 14, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1433

EMPRESS / RAINDROP AIR-TRAP MOTHER-OF-PEARL SATIN MINIATURE LAMP,

Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
EMPRESS / RAINDROP AIR-TRAP MOTHER-OF-PEARL SATIN MINIATURE LAMP, cased lemon yellow, compressed bulge-form font, matching pattern ball-form shade, brass collar with hatched band. Fitted with a Plume & Atwood burner, colorless chimney. Circa 1900. 8 1/4" H to top of shade, 3 3/4" H to top of collar, 2 1/2" D base.
Literature: Parallels Smith - Miniature Lamps I, p. 240, fig. 601.
Provenance: From the Bill and Carol Lindow collection, Shaker Heights, OH.

Condition

Very good condition, font undamaged, shade top with a several minor flakes and a bruise, fitter with several as-made flakes/roughness, some light oil staining to several air traps near shade fitter. Setup undamaged.