Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 350
Two Pairs of Continental Lamps
Estimate: $200 - $400
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 |
20th century, comprising: pair of Empire style lamps with tiered bases and cylindrical columns, black painted with bronze mounts in the decoration of wreaths, lyres, and children, 21-1/8 x 5-1/4 x 5-1/4 in.; near pair of Classical style lamps with tiered bases, reeded Corinthian columns surmounted by wreath decoration, harps with circular wreath finials, one larger, 26-3/4 x 5-3/4 x 5-3/4 in. with harp; both wired for electricity
Provenance: According to consignor notes the Empire examples were purchased at Churchill Galleries, 1999, for $2,500, the shorter Classical example was purchased at Boone's Antiques in Wilson, North Carolina, July 2000 and the taller at Randal Tysinger's Antiques in Thomasville, North Carolina for $2,889; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Note: According to consignor notes, the shorter Classical example was previously a candlestick and the taller example was part of a matching pair.
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According to consignor notes the Empire examples were purchased at Churchill Galleries, 1999, for $2,500, the shorter Classical example was purchased at Boone's Antiques in Wilson, North Carolina, July 2000 and the taller at Randal Tysinger's Antiques in Thomasville, North Carolina for $2,889; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
not tested for functionality, discoloration, scratching, spotting, and pitting to metal elements, surface dust and accretion; Empire examples with some scratches and loss to paint notably at corners and edges, loss and deterioration to cardboard elements of sockets; taller Classical example with dent to corner at top of tiered base
