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

Fine & Decorative Arts - Day One

Fri, Oct 14, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1405

NAILSEA / VENETIAN THREAD FAIRY LAMP,

Estimate: $100 - $200
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
NAILSEA / VENETIAN THREAD FAIRY LAMP, cranberry with opal loops, satin finish, fairy-size dome with six groupings of loops, fitted in a colorless candle cup with diamond-point pattern and embossed "CLARKE'S TRADEMARK CRICKLITE", candle cup fitted with an additional colorless unpatterned votive cup, candle cup fitted in a matching pattern shallow crimped rim bowl with raised center post, six groupings of loops. Fourth quarter 19th century. 5 3/4" HOA, 6 1/4" DOA base.
Literature: Parallels Ruf - Fairy lamps, p. 161, fig. 559.
Provenance: From the Private Glass Collection of Jean Wilson, Kintnersville, PA.

Condition

Dome fitter with a flake and two to the top rim, base post rim with several flakes/roughness, candle cup with expected minute flakes/mold roughness primarily to the rim.