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Need help identifying this lamp.

9 years ago

Please see the picture below. The lamp was originally a table lamp. It may have been from Europe. The base and urn are of soap stone (alabaster). The urn contains a light fixture so that when it is one the urn is illuminated. The pedestal supporting the urn and figures on the urn may be bronze. The cap on the urn appears to be brass. Any information about the lamp would be greatly appreciated. In particular, I would to find out what originally looked like. I was to restore to being a table lamp. Thanks a lot.

Chuck

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Chuck Wert
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9 years ago
I've been able to a few more bits of information and speculations. (Please see the attached image.) The three figures on the urn may be Haydn, Beethoven, and Mozart (R-L). The three figures forming the pedestal may the three Muses of Greek mythology. I wonder if the piece is of German or Viennese origin. What do you think?

Chuck
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CrazyIke...okay thanks for your response, I'll try that. It has been interesting trying to find info on this, I've read and learned so many new things since I've started researching this, if I never find out exactly where it came from it still makes it all worth it.
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Spaghetti MCM lamps. Don't see them going for $500 here but maybe $125 - $250 for the pair, depending on condition of the shades & the bases, cleanliness (yes, this counts for a lot) and whether the wiring is okay or not. Not sure where you're asking from but alot depends on whether MCM is popular where you are trying to sell. It's quite popular here but people are cheap here too! :) mfrog
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I did a little digging on google images (searching for Capodimonte) and found a nearly identical lamp. Only with the original lampshade (i'm guessing) and minor differences in detail at http://www.stuff-tiques.com/lampsandlighting.htm Unfortunately, my parents used to have the other matching lamp to go with the one we have now. But it fell off a dresser and broke only a few months after they got it in the 80s.
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