I have seen many Handel metal overlays (Teroca) and none of the ones I have seen have this condition. Inside of the lamp shade some of the glass panels are shiny and some are dull. There are run marks where the dull ends and the shiny glass starts. The glass artist I contacted said that the glass was either meant to be this way or it was over fired . I was thinking that perhaps this shade was involved in a fire. Although there are painted parts on this lamp which are fine and original the way Handel used to get the paint to adhere to the glass was by baking the shade after it was painted. So I would expect them to be fine even if the lamp was involved in a fire. This is the only thing that makes any sense to me. So far I have tried ammonia, acetone, paint thinner (I certainly did... on a small area on the inside of the shade on a panel which faces the wall), white polishing compound (which gave the shade a very slight sheen) and I have ordered some MAAS metal polish...thank you for the link triciae. Nothing removed the dullness so I really don't feel like it is dirt. But what do I really know. My nana was a teenager when this lamp was made and my mother wasn't even born. LOL. After all is said and done we still enjoy this beautiful lamp every night. It looks fine when turned off and looks stunning turned on. I am happy to have it. I may just have to get over the dullness.

Nanny2a - If I'm understanding what you wrote the bottom of my lamp shade should be like 20" in diameter? That sounds and looks huge? Did I do that right? I measured from the bottom to the bottom of the socket base and got 22". Hmmm.. Threed - Oh no I wouldn't light them. They don't fit anyhow. I'll have to head to a lamp store with the lamp in hand. Chloe - I don't know that the tea lights would look right. I don't think I even have any to try right now though. Trailrunner - Thank you for those sites! The candle covers sound way better than the folded paper idea. ha I like the look of the candle cover things. What do you put on the top part? Or nothing because it's covered? Here's the ebay lamp I was talking about. I emailed the seller asking about the height of the shade. The bottom of it is 17" the top is 13". Lamp height is 35" I bought this shade just to get an idea. This is made so that you don't have to use a harp so I think it sits too low and it's not wide/big enough. This shade is 14" at the bottom, 10" top and height is 9.25". So I'm thinking I need one similar to the size of the ebay one? I'm going to try and find some lamp stores this week. Hopefully someone can help me and what I need is all right there.

Fashion is a fickle mistress. Whether it's home decor or clothing. Yes, yes, and yes!! Ditto the issue with finding inexpensive basics. The cats like to nibble on lampshades, so they usually have a short lifespan here. No way am I spending more than $30 for a lampshade, and I've been lucky enough to find some plain basic shades at Ross, Tuesday Morning, Walmart, etc. I also buy every one I see at the thrifts. I've become a white/cream lampshade hoarder! I like to be able to see the exact color and quality of most things in person, so I totally understand not wanting to have to order every single thing online. I spent the weekend looking for trim for a window treatment. Looking for a medium sage green or even an olive color. A gold or dark taupe would have worked, or even a burgundy, because I'm just that flexible. There were 10 shades of teal and aqua, lots of grays, lime green, all sorts of trendy things, but no simple average green. Clothing...O.M.G. I occasionally need to dress up for work. I want to look like a woman, but without wearing anything too revealing or that looks like clubwear. I need comfortable business-wear flats...no sequins, no bows, no peep toe. I could go on and on, but you all know what I mean.

The backsplash tile...is some sort of off brand. Really. But it's quite lovely. I like the sunflower marbles that are popping up over on Kitchens, but I did ming green three houses ago, and I don't want grey marble, so I went with this floral honey/pineapple onyx. The little stone on the Corian is just a loose "petal" - I just find it easier to throw in my samples notebook than the big sheet of tile. As to the Fresh Butter - our kitchen has a lot of windows, but because of the way the house is sited on the lot and because of the new house next door, we don't get as much light as you'd think. The walls in the entire first floor are Sherwin Williams Creamy with SW Pure White trim. When I first sampled the Fresh Butter we had Martha Stewart's Westport Tan (the PO's choice) everywhere. The FB looked good then - now I think it looks a bit washed out for the cabinets. I might move down my current strip or possibly over a strip to Vellum. I need a "gold-er" yellow to ground the painted cabinets. The Fresh Butter, without a glaze, is just too airy in the new LRV of the Creamy wall paint. I think it will be a good while until I master my accessorizing, but I think the main components should be in by Christmas - including the kitchen facelift. We are studiously eating our way through the pantry so as to have to pack less cans of beans and whatnots for while we have no kitchen. i will keep looking for a crane lamp. I managed to score a brass Ralph Lauren Yvonne table lamp for a song on One King's Lane on Thursday. That will be on the table between the two spool chairs.