PAIRPOINT PUFFY BOUDOIR LAMP
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PAIRPOINT PUFFY BOUDOIR LAMP, frosted colorless with reverse painted enamel-decoration, umbrella-form shade decorated with a border and lattice with a floral band design, factory-polished rims, shade signed twice "PAIRPOINT CORP", silver-finished lamp base, signed "PAIRPONT/C3064". Pairpoint Manufacturing Co. Circa 1890. 10 3/8" HOA, 7 1/2" H to top of socket, 5 1/8" D shade.
Excellent condition with the shade having a 5/8" L post-production polished area of the bottom shade rim, base with overall wear.
Literature: Shade and Base Malakoff - Pairpoint Lamps, p. 61, shade at the top, base at the bottom.
Provenance: From the estate collection of William A. Litle, Garden Grove, CA.
Catalogue Note: Born in Washington Co., Pennsylvania, Dr. William Albert Litle (1934-2018) was a graduate of Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After a brief stint teaching at MIT in the 1960s, Dr. Litle joined the School of Engineering faculty at The University of California, Irvine and later California State University at Fullerton. A talented individual with diverse interests, Dr. Litle was also recognized as a master grader for the Professional Stamp Experts (PSE), where he helped to develop a standardized stamp grading system and later served as president of the organization. A true collector, Dr. Litle's careful and informed attention to detail regarding rarity and condition when considering an acquisition is particularly noteworthy. The array of fine objects from the Litle Collection offered in the present sale attests not only to Dr. Litle's instinctual eye for beauty but also his careful, studied approach when selecting a piece for the collection. We are proud to represent the Litle family in offering some of Dr. Litle's most treasured possessions.
Excellent condition with the shade having a 5/8" L post-production polished area of the bottom shade rim, base with overall wear.
Literature: Shade and Base Malakoff - Pairpoint Lamps, p. 61, shade at the top, base at the bottom.
Provenance: From the estate collection of William A. Litle, Garden Grove, CA.
Catalogue Note: Born in Washington Co., Pennsylvania, Dr. William Albert Litle (1934-2018) was a graduate of Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After a brief stint teaching at MIT in the 1960s, Dr. Litle joined the School of Engineering faculty at The University of California, Irvine and later California State University at Fullerton. A talented individual with diverse interests, Dr. Litle was also recognized as a master grader for the Professional Stamp Experts (PSE), where he helped to develop a standardized stamp grading system and later served as president of the organization. A true collector, Dr. Litle's careful and informed attention to detail regarding rarity and condition when considering an acquisition is particularly noteworthy. The array of fine objects from the Litle Collection offered in the present sale attests not only to Dr. Litle's instinctual eye for beauty but also his careful, studied approach when selecting a piece for the collection. We are proud to represent the Litle family in offering some of Dr. Litle's most treasured possessions.
Condition
Excellent condition with the shade having a 5/8" L post-production polished area of the bottom shade rim, base with overall wear.
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- 24.5%
PAIRPOINT PUFFY BOUDOIR LAMP
Estimate $200 - $300
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