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A Pair Of American Silver-Plated, Gilt And Coppered Japanese Style Banquet-Size Oil Lamps, Reed & Barton, Taunton, MA, circa 1885
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- stamped underneath Manufactured and Plated by Reed & Barton / 368
- Electo-plate
- height 29 in.
- 73.6cm
on scroll feet, the textured surfaces set with gilt panels of putti musicians, between fully-modeled figures of an infant Bacchus and huntress, gadrooned knops below sconces with coppered blossoms and gilt maple leaves, removable oil cannisters
Provenance
Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco and Los Angeles, November 19, 1998, lot 1742 (set of four)
Condition
one with indent near top, lacquered, no globes
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
These lamps appear in Reed & Barton - Artistic Workers in Gold and Silver Electroplate, Illustrated Catalogue of 1885, p. 268, #368 "Venetian chased and appliqué, priced at $225 each; the catalogue had a telegraph code for ordering the model.