Lot 189
  • 189

TWO SHEET IRON HANGING LANTERNS, AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
750 - 1,000 USD
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Description

  • tin
  • Height of tallest 20 in.

Provenance

The lamp with bullseye glass: Harry B. Hartman, New York Antique Show, January 18, 1968.

Literature

The lamp with bullseye glass: Arthur H. Hayward, Colonial Lighting (New York: Dover Publications, 1962), pl. 46, no. 37, p. 55.

Condition

Glass replaced on both lanterns with plastic.
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