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SOLD Metal Table Lamp, Harvest Gold.

This is one of the kitschy lamps out of the sixties in that Harvest Gold color that everybody thought they had to have with their Avocado Green!  The lamp is heavier than it looks, and the metal shade is quite heavy too.  It stands 24" tall, and has the original white glass bowl-type shade that the metal outer shade fits to.  It is $69.00.

Silver-plate Bud Vase, Porcelain Interior.

This is the first one of these I have seen.  I have had the sugar and creamer sets on trays where the interiors were ivory porcelain, but never a vase.  I have not polished it, since half the buyers want the original patina in place, but there will be no problem cleaning it up if you wish to do so.  The embossed pattern of roses is ornate and well rendered, and covers the upper 2 1/2" of each of the four vertical panels of this vase.  I have photographed the mark on the bottom of the vase for you, although I have no idea what it represents.  No dents or signs of misuse on this vase, it stands 6 1/8" tall at the top of the fluted rim, and is 2 1/8" across the base.  It is $40.00.

Set of 4 Colorful Celluloid Combs on Original Card.

I had no idea where to place these on the website, so I copped out and put them here on General Antiques, since I don't have a dresser or vanity items page.  You may wonder why I bothered with these at all, but think about it for a minute.  If they had been brown or black, I would not have looked twice.  Had they not been on the original card, I would not have looked twice then either.  But the bright transparent colors on the original card was definitely enough to get my attention!  I thought about it especially from the aspect of how difficult it is to find something fun to decorate in the bathroom with, and this would be SO perfect, whether you simply left them as they are, or if you bought a simple photo frame for them to hang on the wall or stand on the counter.  The card measures 6 3/4" x 9", so an inexpensive 8x10 frame would do nicely!  Yes, they make that musical sort of noise when you run your thumbnail over the ends of the teeth, too.  This will make you smile every time you look at it.  Smiles are not expensive, and neither are these; the card with the four of them is $18.00.

Ansonia Mantle Clock, Cast Iron, 1882.

This is a very heavy piece, weighing a bit upwards of 17 pounds.  Yes, it looks like wood, but it is actually cast iron.  The old cast iron like this is amazing in that the surface is just as smooth as wood.  I am assuming that this is an eight day movement piece.  We have keys for it, but I can't say that they are the original keys, only that they were with the clock when we acquired it, and that they do perform the functions required of them.  The interior mechanism of the clock is marked and dated; some of which is visible in the photos.  Patented June 18, 1882 is the date engraved there.  Also engraved is ANSONIA CLOCK CO.  NEW YORK U.S.A.  The clock runs and keeps decent time, but the chiming is off kilter.  This one is designed to chime the hour, and to chime once at the half hour.  The clock seems to make its own decision about how many times to chime at the hour, however it does chime at the hour and the half.  This is something a competent clock maker or clock repairman could fix, but I do not have access to such a person.  The lion heads that you see on the sides are bolted on through the walls of the body, and need to be straightened a bit, but I will leave that to you, as I am not a clock expert, and so am nervous about messing around inside the clock for any reason.  As you can see, the glass face cover is still present and accounted for, but the hinge needs an adjustment, as the glass cover drops down slightly when the cover is opened.  The cover has a brass bezel to match the brass face of the clock, both of which have wonderfully even patina.  The face numbers had black paint on them at one time, but a good deal of it has rubbed off.  The hands of the clock are nice and straight with no bends or crimps.  I have moved the rings in the lions' mouths so that you can see that there is a separation in the rings.  I do not know if these rings are original to the clock or not; once again, they were there when we acquired the clock.  The bezel of the face cover measures about 5 5/8" across, the clock stands 10 1/2" tall, is 6 1/8" x 9 1/8" at the base and 5 1/4" x 7 1/2" at the top.  I am sure I have neglected to tell you things through ignorance, so email your questions and I will answer them as best I may.  The clock is $345.00.

SOLD Holy Water Font, Aqua Celluloid.

This is a charming little piece, most likely intended for a child's bedroom.  Even though it is plastic, the details of the piece are amazing; the eyes are very complicated and realistic, as is the hair and the feather detail on the wings.  When you lay the piece flat on the table, you can see that there is some slight warping from age and possibly from being hung on a wall where there was sun exposure, but there is no fading to the color anywhere.  There are no chips or cracks.  There is mineral residue in the bottom of the font; this can be removed with some vinegar if it bothers you, but it is not visible unless you look down into the bowl of the font.  5 3/4" from wingtip to wingtip, 5 3/8" top to bottom, it is a nice sized piece.  It is $18.00.

Dome Top Metal Cigarette Humidor.

I think this is most likely all brass under the black paint.  As you can see in the pictures, there are 20 holes to hold the contents of a pack of cigarettes.  This harkens back to the days of unfiltered cigarettes, as it is not tall enough to keep the modern cigarettes in.  There is some paint loss to the black, but in my opinion it is not enough to detract from the uniqueness of this piece.  It is the only one like this I have ever seen, let alone had the pleasure to offer for sale.    They would not photograph, but there are two circular VERY shallow dents in the dome; almost like what you would get from using the piece for target practice with a BB gun; dime sized depressions with slightly deeper circular depressions in the center.  But there is no missing paint at those two sites, so I am unsure of what would have caused this.  These are on the side that has no decorative florals.  The piece stands 4" tall to the top of the brass finial knob, which is held in place by a standard brass screw from the inside of the dome.  It measures 2 7/8" across the base, and about 1 3/4" from the bottom to the top of the brass part that holds the cigarettes.  The dome slides smoothly over the base, and there is no 'play' in the two pieces once joined.  Neat piece, it is $45.00.

Boudoir Lamp, Embossed White Glass, Blue Roses.

This is so pretty!  It is in the 'Gone With The Wind' style, and is white glass embossed with roses.  All of the brass has nice patina that would be a shame to polish off, but that would be up to you.  This is one of the lamps that can be lit only at the top, only at the bottom, or both top and bottom at the same time.  Perfect working condition, too!  The very unusual aspect of this one is the blue roses; I have only seen this lamp with red roses up until now.  It stands 17" tall, and the widest part of the top globe is something over 7" across.  It is $85.00.

SOLD Pair of Very Old Metal Horse Bookends (?)

These are directionally the same, but I still keep thinking bookends.  Notice the mark on these; USA LITE is what it appears to say, but I cannot be certain.  Both pieces are marked this way, of course.  I don't know what metal this is; most likely some sort of pot metal.  The all over cracking is actually the thing that drew me to these; it gives them a look of great age, sure, but for some reason it also gives them an enormous dignity that I do not believe they would otherwise possess.  I cannot imagine what sort of stresses were necessary to crack the metal all the way through like this, while still leaving them whole, but there you have it.  They are not nearly as heavy as cast iron would be; more like the weight of cast aluminum, and credence is lent to that theory in the areas where the patina-ed paint is peeled.  Each horse stands 6 3/4" tall to the tallest point in the neck curve, and the bases measure 6" x 3 1/8".  The pair is $65.00.

SOLD Pair of Matched Chandeliers, Brass w/Glass Prism Drops.

It is rare to have a matched pair of these, so of course I am more than happy to have them to offer to you here.  The color tone of the brass is best displayed by the top two pictures, while the middle picture on the left shows the detailing that is present over most of the metal surface.  These are the "six-candle" size chandeliers, and take any of the standard chandelier light bulbs.  They are not so very large that you couldn't use them in a dining room big enough to support an eight foot table; alternately, you might use one in the dining room and one in the foyer, etc.  Since the matched pairs are difficult to come by, they will not be split up.  Damage is extremely minimal and is limited almost entirely to the broken candle plastic on one of the chandeliers, and this is visible in the bottom right picture; I had to fit the camera inside the hanging chandelier to get this picture; the damage is not visible from the outside of the part.  The prisms are glass, and all in good condition; there is one that is larger than it should be, but if this troubles you it is easy to replace them.  The pair would be heavy and awkward to ship, and so should be picked up in the shop.  The pair is $300.00.