Premier Auction - Session II - February 4, 2023
Sat, Feb 4, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 848
American Gilt Bronze and Glass Solar Lamp
Estimate: $400 - $600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
19th century, Dietz Brothers & Co., New York, tiered marble base separated with bronze trim, white and blue striped glass column with gilt scrollwork, surmounted by leaf form bronze column leading to burner marked "Dietz Brother & Co/159 William St New York", hung with 12 glass prisms, glass chimney and frosted glass shade with cut floral design, wired for electricity, with chimney 29-3/4 x 9 in.
Provenance: New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, October 7, 2012, Lot 1208, Sold for $750 (with copy of receipt); John W. Stark House, Springfield, Tennessee
Condition
not tested for functionality, chimney most likely associated, loss to gilt, roughness and flea bites to edges of prisms, surface dirt/accretion, anomalies and air bubbles to glass
