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Premier Auction - Session II - February 4, 2023

Sat, Feb 4, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 845

Five Glass Fairy Lamps

Estimate: $300 - $500

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: yellow acid finish, ruffled rim base marked "Clarke's Patent 'Fairy'" supporting clear glass insert, dome shade in crosshatched design, 5-1/2 x 7-1/8 in.; pair of Pairpoint, flared trumpet form bases, textured lobed tops with butterflies, marked "The Pairpoint Corp'n/Patented July 9-1907", 8 x 4 in.; blue acid finish, ruffled rim base with frosted glass foot supporting frosted glass insert marked "Clarke's...", ridged dome top, 6-5/8 x 6 in.; in frosted finish, simple canted base, dome top with painted floral design in white, 4 x 4 in. diameter

Provenance: John W. Stark House, Springfield, Tennessee

Condition

surface accretion and tape residue, interior crack to glass insert, some scratching to ruffled base; flaking and loss to paint, some roughness at edges, top with cracks and glue repair to body and rim, chip to base of top; anomaly to frosted glass foot, slight surface accretion/residue, some chipping to underside of dome top at rim; some air bubbles, loss to paint on one leaf of floral design