American & Southern | Session I | November 13, 2025
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 02:00PM EST
Lot 1739
Five Early Clear Glass Lighting Implements, With Fly Catcher
Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for
$450
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
comprising: five glass fluid lamps, various forms and origins, molded base example with French attribution; fly trap; largest 11 x 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 in.
Provenance: (fly trap and molded base lamp) Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, October 1980 (accompanied by copy of receipt); (lacemaker's lamp) Christopher Bangs, London, England, June 1990 (accompanied by copy of receipt); The Ray J. and Anne K. Groves Collection
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(fly trap and molded base lamp) Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, October 1980 (accompanied by copy of receipt); (lacemaker's lamp) Christopher Bangs, London, England, June 1990 (accompanied by copy of receipt); The Ray J. and Anne K. Groves Collection
seams and anomalies as made, scratching throughout, surface dirt, oxidation to metal elements； molded base example with multiple chips and cracks to bottom of base； roughness to edges of feet of fly trap, chips to rim, break/loss to insert of stopper
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