April 21, 2023: Fine & Decorative Arts - Day 3
Fri, Apr 21, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 2176
HANGING CAST-IRON FIRE FLY MINIATURE TRIPLE-ARM CHANDELIER LAMP
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
Sold for
$2,520
Sold Price includes BP
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 |
HANGING CAST-IRON FIRE FLY MINIATURE TRIPLE-ARM CHANDELIER LAMP, frame with original gold enamel decoration and scroll and openwork arms supported by a medial cup and shaft, top with acanthus-type leaves and hanging hook, each bracket fitted with matching colorless glass fonts, each embossed "FIRE FLY" and with a six-point star to base, near matching opaque white glass chimney-shades, period collars including one with patent information. Each font fitted with a period single-tube burner. Fourth quarter 19th/early 20th century. Frame 10 1/2" H, 9 1/4" DOA, lamps 3 5/8" H to top of chimney-shade, 1 3/4" H to top of collar, 1 3/8" D base.
Literature: Smith - Miniature Lamps I, p. 39, fig. 8.
Condition
Fonts and frame undamaged, one shade with flakes/roughness to the rims, each shade rim with normal as-made minute flakes/roughness, one collar with a dent. Burners undamaged.
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From the Gerry and Kathy Turner Collection, Colorado Springs, CO.
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