UNAPOLOGETICALLY IRIS: THE COLLECTION OF IRIS APFEL
FIVE GILT-METAL MOUNTED TURQUOISE-GLAZED PORCELAIN LIGHT FIXTURES
20TH CENTURY
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Price Realised USD 2,394
Estimate
USD 800 - USD 1,200
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FIVE GILT-METAL MOUNTED TURQUOISE-GLAZED PORCELAIN LIGHT FIXTURES
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121⁄2 in. (31.8 cm.) high, the wall-lights 81⁄8 in. (20.6 cm.) high, the candelabra, overall
Presenting well overall, each with the expected scratches, scuffs, oxidation and small chips and losses as to be expected with age and handling, most noticeably to the porcelain flowers. The lamp lacking a finial and shade, mounted instead with a finish nail. The candelabra previously wire for electricity, the wires cut. The boy with overall crazing and some small glaze flakes, rubbing to high points, a few firing lines (in the making), mainly to the underside, below his top-knots and around one hand.