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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 584319, member: 308&quot;]I&#039;d date them to roughly the same time frame as verybrad.&nbsp; I think there&#039;s a possibility that the glass was manufactured by one company and decorated by another.&nbsp; Then a third company would have made the metal pieces and assembled the lamps. This tends to make an origin point difficult to pin down.&nbsp; To date the glass to the late 1880&#039;s would mean they were vases that were converted to lamps at some later date.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think that scenario is likely.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The snake and roses don&#039;t quite go together in my opinion.&nbsp; Either decoration would stand fine on its own but stylistically I think they clash a bit.&nbsp; The rose decoration is similar to items sold under the Egerman and Bohemian Crystal labels from mid-century on.&nbsp; I also think earlier snake decorations tended to be a bit more lifelike.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s difficult to say what the base is made of from the single picture.&nbsp; Usually these were pot metal and given a brass finish.&nbsp;&nbsp; A shot of the bottom of the base would help.&nbsp; They are difficult to bring back if corrosion has set in.&nbsp; A shot of the cord and plug might help confirm the dating.&nbsp; I can&#039;t quite tell if the cord is plastic or silk.&nbsp; A silk cord would point to an earlier date.&nbsp; All of this is my opinion and others may very well disagree.&nbsp; Lamps are notoriously difficult.&nbsp; Sorry I can&#039;t be of more help.&nbsp; </p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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