FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF GIANT, JUMBO, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, KEROSENE LAMPS, MADE
BY FOSTORIA GLASS CO. DURING 1890 - 1915. THESE BEAUTIES ARE INDIVIDUALLY HAND PAINTED IN A TRADITIONAL "HE" AND "SHE"
PATTERN, BY A VERY SKILLED AMERICAN MASTER IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th. CENTURY. A "SHE", OF COURSE, HAS A VERY SO
SLIGHTLY SOFTER AND WARMER TONES, GREENS, PINKS AND BLUES, AND A "HE" HAS A TYPICAL BRIGHTER ACCENTS AND DETAILING.
THIS AMAZING COUPLE WERE ACQUIRED FROM A VERY OLD VICTORIAN ESTATE IN SANTA ROSA, CA AND HAD BEEN IN ONE FAMILY TILL
PRESENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE FAMILY MEMBER THAT THE LAMPS WERE USED AS KEROSENE BEFORE AND AFTER WORLD WAR II AND
WERE CONVERTED TO ELECTRICITY SOME TIME IN THE 60s. WHO EVER DID IT, KEPT THE BURNERS AND OIL POTS UNHARMED. THE
LAMPS WERE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED, REWIRED AND STILL REMAIN IN A GREAT ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE GLASS HAS NO CHIPS,
CRACKS OR REPAIRS. THE JUMBO, 12 INCH GLOBES ARE STILL WITH THEIR ORIGINAL METAL BRASS HEAT RINGS, THE ONES WITH LONG
HOLDER "FINGERS" THAT WERE ONLY MADE FOR FOSTORIA GLASS CO. BY PLUME & ATWOOD MFG. CO., SEE PICS. ALL THE METAL
FINISHES ARE ORIGINAL BRASS PLATED, NOT PAINTED OVER. THESE LAMPS ARE IN A SUPER FINE CONDITION, UNBELIEVABLY WELL
PRESERVED FOR THEIR AGE. I AM TRULY AMAZED HOW THEY COULD LAST THROUGH ALL THE CRUELTY AND UNPREDICTABILITY OF
OUR TURBULENT WORLD. THE CHANCE OF FINDING THAT KIND OF GLASS TREASURES IS VERY MINIMAL IN OUR DAYS. THESE LARGE,
AMAZING ANTIQUE LIGHTING PIECES CAN ABSOLUTELY MAKE A TRUE VICTORIAN STATEMENT IN A ROOM OF ANY SIZE OR A HALL,
THEY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERLOOK, BUT YET THEY CARRY THE CALM AND PLEASANT SERENITY OF A LONG GONE VICTORIAN ERA,
ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE MEASUREMENTS ARE: 31" TALL TO THE TOP OF THE CHIMNEY AND 12" AT THE
WIDEST PART OF THE GLOBE. DUE TO A VERY LARGE SIZE OF THE LAMPS, THEY WILL BE SHIPPED IN 4 SEPARATE CONTAINERS, ALL
INSURED BY UPS.
LAMPS WERE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED, REWIRED AND STILL REMAIN IN A GREAT ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE GLASS HAS NO CHIPS,
CRACKS OR REPAIRS. THE JUMBO, 12 INCH GLOBES ARE STILL WITH THEIR ORIGINAL METAL BRASS HEAT RINGS, THE ONES WITH LONG
HOLDER "FINGERS" THAT WERE ONLY MADE FOR FOSTORIA GLASS CO. BY PLUME & ATWOOD MFG. CO., SEE PICS. ALL THE METAL
FINISHES ARE ORIGINAL BRASS PLATED, NOT PAINTED OVER. THESE LAMPS ARE IN A SUPER FINE CONDITION, UNBELIEVABLY WELL
PRESERVED FOR THEIR AGE. I AM TRULY AMAZED HOW THEY COULD LAST THROUGH ALL THE CRUELTY AND UNPREDICTABILITY OF
OUR TURBULENT WORLD. THE CHANCE OF FINDING THAT KIND OF GLASS TREASURES IS VERY MINIMAL IN OUR DAYS. THESE LARGE,
AMAZING ANTIQUE LIGHTING PIECES CAN ABSOLUTELY MAKE A TRUE VICTORIAN STATEMENT IN A ROOM OF ANY SIZE OR A HALL,
THEY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERLOOK, BUT YET THEY CARRY THE CALM AND PLEASANT SERENITY OF A LONG GONE VICTORIAN ERA,
ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE MEASUREMENTS ARE: 31" TALL TO THE TOP OF THE CHIMNEY AND 12" AT THE
WIDEST PART OF THE GLOBE. DUE TO A VERY LARGE SIZE OF THE LAMPS, THEY WILL BE SHIPPED IN 4 SEPARATE CONTAINERS, ALL
INSURED BY UPS.
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS, SEE MY OTHER ITEMS AND SEE MY GWTW COLLECTION AT: GONEWITHTHEWINDANTIQUES.COM
Our unique collection of American "gone with the wind" lamps took many years to form. It is now for sale and currently awaiting new owner. It will only be sold as a whole collection of 115 outstanding,extra rare, American GWTW lamps. Most of the lamps in our collection are impossible to find for sale anywhere.           If you are seriously interested in purchasing this one of a kind treasure collection, you are welcome to contact us.     Qualified buyers will be invited to view and inspect the collection in person. We can also provide high resolution photos of each lamp in the collection with detailed description, condition report, and provenance. |
