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

March 2023: 19th & 20th Century Lighting, Day 2

Fri, Mar 24, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1272

MATCH-HOLDER MINIATURE FINGER LAMP

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for
$430.50
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

MATCH-HOLDER MINIATURE FINGER LAMP, opaque white, ribbed cylinder-form font adjacent to a molded basketweave pattern match-holder with handle, matching patterned conical-form chimney-shade, No. 1 period collar. Fitted with a period slip burner. Late 19th century. 7 7/8" HOA, 2 7/8" H to top of collar.
Literature: Parallels Smith - Miniature Lamps I, p. 55, fig. 52.

Condition

Base undamaged; shade having a discolored crack running from the top rim and into the body, shade having chipping/roughness to the fitter and top rim. Base having annealing lines to the handle, as made.

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From the private collection of Jim & Oneida Hayes, Rockford, IL.