230A: A FINE PAIRPOINT LAUREL WREATH OLYMPIC TORCH LAMP

The mushroom shade with matte finish, hand painted designs of laurel wreaths, award to the victor in ancient Greece, as well as laurel wreaths with Olympic torches, a border of lattice work, the opaque glass colored from the inside with internal swirls and abstract coral colored spatter. The shade mounted to base with same opaque glass decorated with same green decoration and replication of spatter represented in the form of coral colored network of external line decoration, original brass fittings and base with stylized paw feet, signed on the rim of the shade. See fig 69, page 27, Pairpoint Lamps, A Collector's Guide By Louis O. St. Aubin, Jr. A letter from Mr. St. Aubin valuing this lamp at $1000 in 1976 accompanies this lot.
Measures 24 x 16 inches.
Very good condition. There are no chips, cracks, repairs, scratches or areas of heavy wear.
$1,500 - $2,000