Lot 621

Pair Georgian/Georgian Style Cut Glass and Silvered Wall Sconces

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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

British, main body possibly 19th century, drops are later 20th century replacements, brass supports with numbered slots for arms and central shafts, each issuing two scrolled cut glass arms with glass drip pans with drops, central notched shaft with bullseye finial, crystal drop garlands, approximately 29-1/2 x 18 in.

Provenance: Charles Winston & Co, Inc, Importers and Makers of Distinctive Lighting Effects, Madison Avenue, New York, purchased in December 1976; Property deaccessioned by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Condition

drops are later replacements, scattered scratches and flea bites, missing several drops, brass with some discoloration, not electrified

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Charles Winston & Co, Inc, Importers and Makers of Distinctive Lighting Effects, Madison Avenue, New York, purchased in December 1976; Property deaccessioned by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation