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Live Auction

The December 2020 Auctions: Day 1

Thu, Dec 17, 2020 11:00AM EST
Lot 45

HANDEL REVERSE PAINTED GLASS 'PERSIAN' LAMP TABLE LAMP H 22" DIA 18"

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
Domed chipped ice shade painted at the interior with a Persian border, signed "Handel 6637 F" at the interior rim (see additional photo), raised on a patinated metal base in the form of a Japanese baluster vase with birds and prunus blossoms in low relief, the foot molded to simulate a carved and pierced hardwood stand, not marked but by Handel. For an example of the lamp base, see "Handel Lamps" by De Falco, Hibel and Hibel, copyright 1986, p.176. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts. From the Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, Mi. From the estate of Jack Faxon.