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Fri, Oct 22, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 135

Three Pairs of Continental Table 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

late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: pair of silvered metal and brass oil lamps, each with brass plaque "A Bernard & Co./Systeme/Double Courant D'Air/.../Paris", 24 x 5-3/4 in.; pair of tole painted lamps, column form shafts above cylindrical plinths with landscape scenes, on octagonal bases, 26 x 5-1/4 x 5-1/4 in.; pair of turned and painted wood candlesticks mounted as lamps, shafts with dragonfly and floral decoration, bronze petal form candle cups, on circular bases, 24 x 7-3/4 in. diameter, 32-1/8 in. to finial

Provenance: Private Bluffton, South Carolina Collection

Condition

surface dirt layer and accretion, scattered surface scratches, not tested for functionality; tole painted example with some flaking and losses to decoration; carved wood example with some losses to decoration