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

Fine & Decorative Arts - Day One

Fri, Oct 14, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1436

FIGURAL OWL MINIATURE LAMP,

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for

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$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
FIGURAL OWL MINIATURE LAMP, opaque white with black and gray tones, orange enamel eyes, body serves as the font, ball-form head serves as shade, underside of font base with hand-painted "VPPP", period collar. Fitted with a period burner, colorless chimney. Late 19th/early 20th century. 7 5/8" H to top of shade, 4 1/8" H to top of collar, 2 3/4" D base.
Literature: Parallels Smith - Miniature Lamps I, p. 205, fig. 497.
Provenance: From the Bill and Carol Lindow collection, Shaker Heights, OH.

Condition

Undamaged, shade rims with normal as-made minute flakes/roughness, collar with some light splits, expected minute wear to decorations. Burner deflector with light denting, chimney undamaged.