Posted 2 years ago
juststuff
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Just aquired this beatutiful lamp and I can't find any info on it except that it is a Gerdago Pixie Lamp. The lamp resembles a mushroom with the pixie dancing underneath. It produces a soft night light glow when lit.
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I found lots. They were circa 1920-1930. They were made by the JB Hirsch company. Some of these can go pretty high
http://antiquebookends.net/jbhirsch_files/JBHirschinfo.htm
Thanks for the info. Maybe I should get it appraised and insured.
The true value of something is what somebody is willing to pay for it.I use Ebay auctions(Not Buy It Now)to get a good idea of what something is worth in todays market.
I have the clock that goes with this lamp, and I know there are also bookends or garnitures for it. The bookends show the lady seated as does my clock, they are from 1925 and are rare, they were made by the J B Hirsch foundry.
I also have a pirate set by J B Hirsch also consisting of a lamp, clock, and one book end, these are from 1931.
Russ
Check out my collection to see her. The garnitures are located at the link below.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=jb+hirsch+bookends&start=82&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&biw=1093&bih=440&tbm=isch&tbnid=z2i_QAYfmgjtPM:&imgrefurl=http://pinterest.com/judith_e_davis1/art-deco/&docid=-hfKVprnEIe7IM&imgurl=http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/27092035228302114_4NcIIBnW_b.jpg&w=192&h=144&ei=_mLTUJiPEIac2QWN5oG4Aw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=800&vpy=156&dur=247&hovh=115&hovw=153&tx=58.4000244140625&ty=63.20001220703125&sig=114777524569110873386&page=6&tbnh=115&tbnw=149&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:100,i:4
Here is the link to my clock on Collector's Weekly.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/73898-1925-j-b-hirsch-sophisticated-lady-clock?in=user
Does she have an ivory face?
My mother sold a dish that looked like the same thing, it was broken and she still got a ton of money for it
The face and hands are what is called ivorine and not ivory. It's an artificial Ivory.
Yes I know what Ivorine is. The one my mother sold was real ivory, so it must have been different, but she was wearing the same red outfit.
The figures can have a metal face mostly and are just painted ivory. The bookends for instance all look like this and have painted metal faces.