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                                           FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: EXTREMELY RARE REGAL IRIS LAMP MADE BY
 
                    FENTON GLASS CO. DURING THE 1970'S. THIS WAS THE BEST REPRODUCTION OF 

                      PITTSBURGH GLASS LAMP EVER MADE. THE IRIDESCENT FINISH IS AMAZING, IT

                CHANGES COLORS DRASTICALLY 
FROM BROWN ORANGE TO LIGHT YELLOW GREEN

                AND METALLIC, DEPENDING ON THE
CURRENT LIGHT SOURCE AND THE ANGLE OF IT. 
      
                             THIS LAMP WAS ACQUIRED FROM ONE  OF THE BIGGEST FENTON GLASS 

                     COLLECTORS IN THE US. HE ACTUALLY ORDERED THIS BEAUTY FROM THE 

                    FENTON FACTORY THROUGH A CATALOG OFFER IN 1975, AND GOT IT AFTER

                      6 MONTH WAITING PERIOD. THEY ONLY COULD SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCE

                      50 LAMPS OF THIS DESIGN AND STOPPED TAKING FURTHER ORDERS DUE 

                      TO THEIR  INABILITY TO RETRIEVE IT FROM THE PRESSING MOLD WITHOUT

                     GLASS DAMAGES. 
         
                              THE DETAIL OF THE IRIS FLOWER IS VERY SHARP AND CRISP, AND

                     ACTUALLY SURPASSES THE ORIGINAL ONE FROM PITTSBURGH GLASS CO.

                       ( SEE PICTURE #12 ). THE GLASS IS RELATIVELY THIN IN THE MIDDLE  

                    PORTION AND RATHER THICK ON THE LOWER AND UPPER EDGES OF THE 

                     MOLDS. IT IS VERY TRANSLUCENT THROUGH OUT, WHICH ATTRIBUTES TO

                       THE LAMP SPECTACULAR LOOK. 
       
                          NOW, THE PREVIOUS OWNER RECEIVED ONLY THE GLASS PARTS OF THIS

                     BEAUTY 
FROM FENTON FACTORY AND HAD TO FIND OLD METAL FITTINGS

                    FOR IT, INCLUDING THE CAST IRON FOOT, FONT HOLDER AND THE KEROSENE

                    CONTAINER ITSELF. SO THE LAMP IS ALL EQUIPPED TO BURN KEROSENE, OR

                   CAN BE GENTLY ELECTRIFIED FOR MODERN USE. AS IT COMES TO PRICE, ONE

                   SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE RARITY (ONLY 50 PRODUCED) AND THE FACT

                    THAT ORIGINAL PITTSBURGH LAMPS  FROM EARLY 1900'S ARE SOLD AT THE 

                    AVERAGE PRICE OF $9000+/-. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM PIC.#12 THE DIFFERENCE

                   BETWEEN THE FENTON ONE ON THE LEFT AND THE PITTSBURGH ON THE RIGHT

                    IS ONLY IN COLOR, AND IN MY OPINION FENTON LOOKS MORE VIBRANT AND

                    SHARP. SO IT SHOULD BE DEFINITELY WORTH AT LEAST ONE HALF OF THE 

                     ORIGINAL ONE IN MONETARY VALUE ON THE CONSERVATIVE SCALE. 
         
                    THE CONDITION OF THE GLASS IS PERFECT- NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR 

                    REPAIRS, OLD METAL PARTS HAVE THE NATURAL PATINA OXIDATION WHICH

                     MAKES THE WHOLE LAMP VERY UNIQUE AND PROPER LOOKING. 
         
                        MEASUREMENTS ARE: 26" TO THE TOP OF THE GLOBE, METAL FOOT IS 9" 

                    AT THE WIDEST PART, THE GLOBE 10" IN DIAMETER.

                         PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS, SEE MY OTHER ITEMS

                   AND VISIT US 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.