Tuesday, November 3

Handel lamp from 1924



FINE 1924 HANDEL LAMP ON SIGNED ROOKWOOD BASE. VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT. THE 18" CHIPPED ICE MOSSERINE SHADE, SIGNED "HANDEL #21," WITH AN APERTURE RING STAMPED "HANDEL LAMP CO. PAT'D. NO. 979664" IS SUPPORTED BY IT'S ORIGINAL ROOKWOOD MATTE GREEN, DRIP GLAZE BASE. THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOKWOOD BASE IS SIGNED WITH THE ROOKWOOD FLAME LOGO AND "XXIV/614D," SIGNIFYING THE PRODUCTION OF THE BASE IS 1924, AND GLAZE TYPE "D" WHICH I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF GLAZE TYPE AS I HAVE LOST MY RESOURCE WEBSITE. THE "XXIV" SIGNIFIES THE LAMP WAS MADE IN 1924. I HAVE NOT REMOVED THE FOOT OF THE BASE TO TAKE AN IMAGE OF THIS MARKING. IT WAS REMOVED WHEN THE LAMP WAS REWIRED, AND GUARANTEED TO BE MARKED AS SUCH. THE BASE IS FITTED WITH ITS ORIGINAL HARDWARE, AND HAS THREE ORIGINAL MARKED "HUBBELL" SOCKETS WITH ACORN PULL CHAINS, ALL WORKING FINE. THE GLAZE ON THE BASE IS A FANTASTIC CUCUMBER OR FROG SKIN GLAZE WITH SUBTLE HINTS OF DRIP. THE LAMP STANDS ABOUT 24" TALL, TO THE TOP OF ITS ORIGINAL FLOWER FORM FINIAL. THE MOSSERINE SHADE IF BOTH REVERSE AND OBVERSE PAINTED IN A GRUEBY BROWN ARTS & CRAFTS COLOR OVER A FANTASTIC CHIPPED ICE BLANK. THIS LAMP WOULD BE A FINE ASSET TO ANY DISCRIMINATING COLLECTOR OF HANDEL LAMPS,

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