early 19th century, Corinthian columns on paw footed bases, etched glass globes are comprised of two halves each, wired for electricity, each 38-1/2 x 10-3/4 x 1-3/4 in.
Provenance: The Delany Collection of American Furniture and Decorative Arts
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, 1989; Christie's, "Important American Furniture, Silver, Maritime, Folk and Outsider Art", September 20, 2017, lot 10 (labels)
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The Delany Collection of American Furniture and Decorative Arts
not tested for functionality, some loss to gilt, scattered areas of oxidation/tarnishing, later metal to undersides likely replaced during conversion to electricity, globe halves with some small chips and fleabites along edges; one lamp with structural looseness, loss to finish at plinth; bottom half of one globe cracked near rim but intact
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