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Posted 1 year ago
dsavage
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A friend donated this and other items to me. We hope to have a sale that would benefit a youth center in town. I've looked up parlor lamps on EBAY and found them listed for 100's even thousands of dollars. No one around here seems to know much about it. Can anyone help me? I've tried to find a name on it but cant. I would hate to let something go that might have been a big money maker for us. Thank you.
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Do an auction for the items you deem fitting, I'm sure people who want these items would stay or return for that .
dsavage, your lamp appears to be by Bradley & Hubbard or B&H. If you go to http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/768361 or to http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/535433 you will see similar ones that have sold for $45 and $60. Many times the value of lamps is mostly the shade as these were glass and more fragile. With yours the shade is nice, but not highly collectible and worth $50-$75. It would be worth more if it was paired with a kerosene base with matching paint.
Your base appears to be in very good condition. Electrification tends to diminish the value if anything is drilled. Yours is called a "Center Draft Burner" so likely it is not drilled and could be easily restored to kerosene burning. The finish looks original and in good condition. Do not polish the paint off to expose the brass; true collectors want the original finish. I would value your lamp at $150.00-$250.00. I hope this helps you. Nice lamp!
Great info Johann, thanks! I had it priced at 150.00 firm during the sale so I wasn't far off! However, it did not sell. So I'm going to attempt to take the online route. Thank you!
And yes it is B&H, I found that after a closer inspection.