***I WILL GIVE A LOT OF INFO ON THESE LAMPS. PLEASE READ EVERYTHING CAREFULLY***
UP FOR AUCTION IS A PAIR OF (2) ANTIQUE TABLE LAMPS. THE LAMPS ARE LARGE, WELL MADE, AND VERY IMPRESSIVE. THEY ARE EACH ABOUT 30 INCHES TALL. ONE LAMP SHOWS A GYPSY TYPE GIRL DANCING WITH A TAMBOURINE RAISED IN THE AIR. THE OTHER SHOWS A GYPSY TYPE BOY WITH A LUTE. THEY ARE MADE OF SOME TYPE OF NON-MAGNETIC METAL, BUT I AM NOT SURE OF THE METAL. I THINK THEY ARE CONSIDERED ART NOUVEAU. THEY HAVE A WOODEN BASE WITH A CORD COMING THROUGH THE BOTTOM. THE CORD RUNS UP A METAL POLE ON THE BACK, TO THE TOP, WHERE THEY LIGHT UP. THE WOODEN BASE AND CORD SEEM TO HAVE BEEN ADDED (NOT ORIGINAL). THE CORD SEEMS TO BE MADE SOMEWHERE AROUND 1960S, BUT THE LAMPS APPEAR TO BE MUCH OLDER (MAYBE EARLY 1900S). THE METAL LAMPS WERE PAINTED AND AROUND THE TOP, ARE CRYSTAL TYPE DANGLES.
THE LAMPS HAVE BEEN TESTED AND WORK PERFECTLY, AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURES. THEY TAKE A NIGHT-LIGHT TYPE BULB. THE LAMPS SHOW A LOT OF PAINT CHIPPING AND PAINT THAT IS ABOUT TO CHIP. THEY NEED TO HAVE ALL THE PAINT STRIPPED OFF AND BE RE-PAINTED. A PIECE THAT HOLDS (2) CRYSTALS HAS BROKEN OFF AT THE TOP, AS SHOWN IN ONE OF THE LAST PICTURES. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF PIECES THAT HOLD CRYSTALS THAT ARE SLIGHTLY BENT. I HAVE LOOKED THEM OVER CAREFULLY AND REALLY DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER DAMAGE. I ALSO DO NOT SEE ANY TYPE OF MARKINGS OR MAKERS MARKS. THE LAMPS ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY WELL MADE AND ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY OLD. THEY ARE FAIRLY HEAVY AND HEAVY DUTY. IT WOULD BE FAIRLY EASY TO REFURBISH THEM. IT IS HARD TO DESCRIBE THE CONDITION, BUT ASIDE FROM THE PAINT CHIPPING, THE LAMPS APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD SOLID CONDITION. I RESEARCHED THESE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY LIKE THESE (I FOUND SIMILAR BUT NOT AS ORNATE). ULTRA RARE.
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AWESOME AND VERY RARE. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL MY OTHER COOL AND UNUSUAL STUFF. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR PROBLEMS.Thanks for looking,
Victoria