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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 750692, member: 37"]That is the exact same lamp and I am liking that price! It may not matter who made the shades or the lamp. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>….. So I decided to take the black shade apart and clean it real good. What I thought was a buff colored interior glaze is actually spray painted a bright white that was filthy from what I assume to be cigarette smoke. Under the paint is the same black glaze seen on the outside but without the gold. At the bottom edge there are some grind spots painted over. There are a few places where I can see the actual clay and it is a pale buff color. No evidence of kiln supports but they could have been ground off. </p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the color of the light shade in the link above, I think my shade probably needs a good cleaning and will be the same color once cleaned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 750692, member: 37"]That is the exact same lamp and I am liking that price! It may not matter who made the shades or the lamp. ….. So I decided to take the black shade apart and clean it real good. What I thought was a buff colored interior glaze is actually spray painted a bright white that was filthy from what I assume to be cigarette smoke. Under the paint is the same black glaze seen on the outside but without the gold. At the bottom edge there are some grind spots painted over. There are a few places where I can see the actual clay and it is a pale buff color. No evidence of kiln supports but they could have been ground off. Based on the color of the light shade in the link above, I think my shade probably needs a good cleaning and will be the same color once cleaned.[/QUOTE]
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