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Patience is a virtue when trying to pair up shades with lamps - buying them together is usually an expensive proposition. I bought the shade a few weeks ago on eBay for not a lot of money. It is stamped with a semi-circular Czechoslovakia mark (see photo No. 2). The lamp was a more recent find. I bought it on eBay because is was inexpensive, it had a 3" fitter (just right for the shade), and I thought the musicians and the brightly colored end of day shade went well together. The last photo shows the lamp "in situ".
Bohemian Art GlassBohemian art glass was made in and around the present-day Czech Republic du…
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WELL, THIS IS AWESOME!
LOVE IT!!
I AM NOT AWARE OF THE GENUINE BULBS AT THE TIME.
TAKE CARE HOW STRONG THE BULBS ARE – THE AIR MAY OVERHEAT.
Thanks, Ivan - I am using a 25 watt candelabra bulb.
This is a beautiful piece of art!
I BUY 25 WATT BULBS BY THE DOZEN. FROSTED, NOT CLEAR! BUT I KEEP A COUPLE OF 40 WATTS HANDY FOR THE AREAS, SUCH AS MY HALL, WHERE I NEED MORE LIGHT. BUT THE SHADES THERE ARE OPEN, NOT CLOSED.
It's Czech - that's all I really cared about when I bought it.
im with you on that warren...i buy what i like not who made or may have made it.. but, it is fun/terrifying to try to figure it out..LOL
Without a doubt :)