• Fairy Lamps
Lot 235

FRENCH PORCELAIN AND LITHOPHANE FIGURAL BEACH CART FAIRY LAMP

Estimate: $300 - $500
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FRENCH PORCELAIN AND LITHOPHANE FIGURAL BEACH CART FAIRY LAMP, opaque white porcelain with tan decoration creating a figural beach cart with two front steps and a French woman peering out one window, remaining windows having lithophane panels with two featuring a man and woman in the forest and one having them swinging, remaining panel featuring a lighthouse at sea, base stamped "P.R.", having a wee-size colorless candle cup holding a period candle. France. Late 19th/early 20th century. 7 1/4" HOA. Base: 3 5/8" x 4 3/4".
Literature: Ruf- Fairy Lamps, p. 135, fig. 459.

Condition

Excellent condition overall with a repair to one of the shade's base corners; candle cup having interior residue.

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From the private collection of Helen "Connie" Scott, Bristol, CT.