Posted 8 months ago
philligirl
(21 items)
LOVE THIS LAMP. HAS INSCRIPTION ON DEER LEG..G.P.KATO APRIL 14 18. WISH I NEW WHO THIS PERSON IS & WHO CARVED THE GLASS DOME.
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Its acid-etched, not carved
Most beautiful lamp!! I see that G.P. Kato was a well-known craftsman or firm. I see patents for him, and a number of quality lamps - from Victorian, to Art Nouveau, to your Arts and Crafts lamp. How sure are you that the figures you read as "April 14 1918" represents a date and not a style number or serial number?
http://books.google.com/books?id=Vu4ZAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA602&lpg=PA602&dq=G.P.+Kato+lamp+shade&source=bl&ots=TKMstROmOh&sig=-pCkQPGScrKXpkWtePGCZTNBWl8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cKWsUN-FLeXS2gXQlYCQBQ&ved=0CFQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=G.P.%20Kato%20lamp%20shade&f=false
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1892-columbian-expo-cast-metal-plaque-by-g-p-kato
THIS WAS DOCUMENTED BY AN APPRAISER AS TO THE DATE OF THE LAMP THAT WAS ENGRAVED ON THE LEG OF THE STAG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS