Pittsburgh Lamp of 1910 with Reverse painted Shade

'This  is  a very pretty Pittsburgh table lamp with a reverse painted geometric shade.  The lamp measures 19 inches or 48 cm high.  The shade has a diameter of 14 inches or 36 cm in diameter.

The metal base is fluted.  It has a  gold patina.   The shade is reverse painted with geometric Art Nouveau designs.  The shade has the Pittsburgh lamp company "chipped ice" finish.

This is one of the Pittsburgh Lamp Company's most desirable reverse painted lamps.  The Pittsburgh Lamp Co. was established in 1901.   This lamp dates to about 1910. 

The lamp is in excellent original condition.  The lamp maintains all of its original hardware.  The lamp has been rewired with silk cord for safety. Both sockets work and it is ready for your home or shop. '

Original Edison Mazda Light Bulbs Package 1914

THIS ANTIQUE 1914 ORIGINAL BOX OF FIVE EDISON MAZDA LIGHT BULBS. TESTED ALL FIVE BULBS AND THEY ALL WORK. ALL THE BULBS ARE IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGES. THE BOX THAT CONTAINS THE FIVE PACKAGES OF BULBS IS IN GREAT CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE AND ONLY THE TOP LID HAS SEPARATED FROM THE BOX. IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OUT A BARN FULL OF OLD BRASS ETC. LAMP PARTS AND PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS, THIS WAS DISCOVERED.

1915 Stained Glass Window

'Here is a classic Arts and Crafts style stained glass window circa 1915, Pittsburgh. The window features a centerpiece of an abundance of fruit with the surrounding foliage. The window is datable to 1915, as told to me by the owner of the house this came from. The size of the total frame is 40 5/8" wide by 29 1/2" tall. The glass size alone is 36" wide x 24 1/4" tall. The frame is 1 3/8" thick, and the joinery is mortise and tenon. The window has two vertical reinforcement bars, soldered directly to the leading, to hold it tight and straight. All of the glass is good, with no cracks whatsoever. All the leading is in good shape and all of the solder joints are intact.

The sash (frame) is painted white on both sides. This was a fixed window, (not moveable) and has no hardware on the frame. The window was well protected by a storm window and is in excellent shape.

The centerpiece depicts a luscious combination of peaches and grapes with leaves. The scene is predominantly done in various shades of opalescent glass. The leaves are done in various shades of green streaked opalescent glass, and the peaches are a variety of shades of streaky peach and orange opalescent glass with a granite texture. The grapes are especially noteworthy, being a wonderful swirly, streaked cathedral glass in cobalt blue and purple, with beautiful light transmission. The narrow borders which divide the center third of the composition from the other two thirds of the field is composed of a clear textured glass with a star pattern. (a fairly typical patterned glass from this era) The background, or "field" is old clear glass with character; stretched bubbles and subtle reamy streaking. The perimeter border is done in a luscious, translucent, opalescent glass streaked with lime green, bright green, blue, and gold. You can find lots of poetic nuances in this old glass, with subtle passages of light running through the more deeply colored portions. Four diamonds of gold, hammered textured cathedral glass give punctuation to the border's lovely colors.

The side motifs are mirror images; a simple grouping of an arrow and two rounded corners, done in gold and deep pink cathedral glass with a hammered texture. The lower shapes in these motifs mirror the ones above them, only the gold now extends outward, forming another border along the edge of the field, and highlighting the lower pink triangles. All of this glass has the usual hallmarks of old glass; the occasional thin streamers of hot glass melted into the surface and small irregularities on the surface, illustrating that sensibility which came into vogue during this Arts and Crafts period, when folks were starting to get tuned into the beauty and nuances of handmade materials.

This window can be used as either a decorative piece to hang in front of another window, or as a real window installed into the architecture. It should have many good years of life left in it, having been restored.

This window has been restored. The work done on it is as follows: The window has been removed from the frame, flattened, and had some solder joints resoldered, three pieces of border glass were replaced with perfectly matched glass, the grouting has been redone, as needed, and the perimeter glazing has been redone. Solder joints were patinaed to match the existing finish. The window is now is excellent, restored condition, and looks stunning!

This window is a gorgeous and scrumptious early Arts and Crafts window which will be a welcome addition to your home. The philosophy of using earth tones, such as green, brown, and gold in the composition was part of the whole ideology of this movement. This philosophy espoused that architecture and it's decorative components should harmonize with the surrounding, indigenous landscape, and reflect it's colors. This way, the architecture (and its components) seemed to belong to the landscape as a visually compatible part of the whole scene. This window incorporates the existing landscape into the window, from the perspective of looking through the clear glass and incorporating visually your landscape in these 'hollow places' within the window.'

Circa 1905 Daisy & Harvard Crystal Table Lamp

'J. Michael Pearson, in his book, “A Study Of American Glass”, described this style of lamp as Victorian mode. There are (4) silver-plated arms extending approximately 11” from the center base with ornate beading under each arm. There are eighty (80) tear drop prisms (in mint condition) which hang along and between the arms (12 on each arm; 8 between each arm). The top globe has a 37 3/4” circumference while the individual arm globes have a 19” circumference. The bottom glass base has a 30” circumference.

The glass is cut in a beautiful Daisy and Harvard pattern with fine miter cuttings done to the petals of each flower. Reverse Trumpet Base: The top neck of the base has eight (8) 4” notched panels before the beginning of the orchestrated floral design interposed by the intricate double Harvard ban. The saw toothed rim has every tooth present with no major chips or flakes present. Arm Globes:Each arm globe lip has a silver plated rim and weighs approximately 3lbs. Each light can be controlled by individual pull chains (see photos). Three of the globes are in mint condition. The fourth globe (see photos) has been cracked just below the Harvard band and has been professionally glued. Top Dome: The top dome is in mint condition and has a double light fixture. The silver-plated rim that the dome fits into, as well as the rest of the silver-plated parts of this lamp, are in need of polishing and will be performed before shipment to any new owner.

Our ancestors of the early 1900's would have used this wonderful piece of art as an entrance lamp to welcome in friends, family or strangers into their humble home. Today, such a great lamp would fit into any portion of a home and would reflect of it's owner the appreciation for fine American craftsmanship that was revered around the world as the best.'