DESCRIPTION: A pair of Steuben crackle glass table lamps in a topaz color with cintra handles and ornate brass hardware. Fitted with silk shades.
Metal work leaves covering bulbous part of lower base.
Lead glass, Crest fixture.

Reference:
Shape 6550, p. 203 Paul V. Gardner.
Pictured at p. 144 of Objects of Desire, The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers.
At p. 17-18 of Crackle Glass identification and Value Guide, Book II by Stan and Arlene Weitman. Bobby Rockwell, curator of glass of the Rockwell Museum, state that Steuben did not do much crackling. They began crackling glass in the mid-1920s and stopped in the 1930s. Crackling was done mainly as a side effect and only as a special order. Steuben never crackled because of a defect (striation or cording in the glass), as they only used top-quality glass. In addition, many technical and artistic innovations were used when crackling, resulting in different crackle styles.
Neil Kohut points out that this is the only lamp shape shown as designed to be crackled.

Provenance:
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Purchased 3/14/01 from Neil Kohut Antiques of Las Vegas, NV.

CIRCA: Early 1990s

DIMENSIONS: H: 27.5" x D: 7.25" (Shade) H: 11.25" x D: 20"

CONDITION: Great condition. Normal signs of age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.