Art Nouveau lamp

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  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Apologies for photos, not mine.

    My neighbour thinks this is an original Art Nouveau lamp and wants me to buy it.
    She thinks its worth hundreds.
    I don`t want to buy it as I know little about them and I can get them for free in clearances when they turn up.

    It looks like gilded spelter, it has modern wiring and could have been rewired.

    I see the glass torch shades fetch around £40 on the net.

    Whatcha think.

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    daveydempsey, May 29, 2018
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  2. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Hum... even if old, spelter isn't worth thousands:p
     
    kyratango, May 29, 2018
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  3. Miscstuff

    Miscstuff Sometimesgetsitright

    All I'm seeing is that seriously ugly bowl the glass sits in. Can't imagine Art Nouveau being done that roughly. :artist:
     
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  4. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Your neighbor wants you to buy it -- for your own resale?

    Would depend on the asking price.

    A little hard to see detail from the photo. It looks kind of rough like spelter sometimes does, but is that a snake winding up her body? That design that might add some value.
     
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  5. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    I agree, looks rough, not the best example of the art nouveau lady lamps.
    With the fabulous stuff you find in house clearances, you'll probably find one by Frankart:)
     
    cxgirl, May 29, 2018
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  6. fenton

    fenton Well-Known Member

    The shade looks like it may have been made in
    Czechoslovakia.
     
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  7. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    I think someones been at her with radiator paint. Its interesting,but personally id pass as it looks like it needs work.
     
    johnnycb09, May 29, 2018
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  8. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    Difficult to tell from the photos, but the actual figure looks to be better quality and possibly different composition material as base and torch holder. You may find that figure as a stand alone statute of some kind.
    Again, hard to tell from pics and possible different wear patterns.
     
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  9. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    The shade is the best part. The lamp itself looks old but not highest quality. The fitter really looks wrong. It looks more like a bowl that an oil lamp font would fit in to.
     
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  10. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    Similar compote, Go Brad! 6439FB0B-B0B8-447D-BF00-229619AAF5F9.jpeg
     
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  11. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Thanks guys, I`m not even tempted to buy it.
    I`ll tell her to take it to AR next time its in town :cool:
     
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  12. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I don't think the shade went with that lamp originally, and neither one really floats my boat.
     
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  13. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I think I`ll tell her to sell the shade separately, she may get more for it than the lamp.
     
    daveydempsey, May 29, 2018
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