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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 28, 2013, 09:21:27 pm »

Yes.. noted bigwull.. after that warm and fuzzy welcome of course . 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 28, 2013, 01:16:37 pm »

Thank you all so much!!  You have been such a great help!! I bought it because it was a beautiful piece, not for monetary value or antiquity and  It's great to finally know some information on it. 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 28, 2013, 11:07:11 am »

Any guesses on what it's actually made of? One person said possibly marble and painted like bronze, because of how heavy it is..

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 28, 2013, 11:04:07 am »

Well...it's a great conversation piece and everyone loves it.. It would suck to be a reproduction ..but hey that's ok. I've had it about 24 years now, and I've always wondered about it. It's great to finally get some info about it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 28, 2013, 10:04:27 am »

I'm really not sure now what it's made of.. I tried a magnet and it doesn't stick to the actual figure but does to the rods and leaves at the top. I know it must weigh about 40 pounds or so. There is no peeling but I did notice on a closer look that there is some green coloring ... Not like rust or patina.. But like the actual statue might have been green at some point in its life. I'm still not able to find any mark or stamp on it anywhere..but I am happy to find out now what kind of lamp it is.. :-)

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 28, 2013, 09:42:26 am »

Thank you!!! Now that I know what kind of lamp it is... I can do a little bit more research and hopefully get some info on where it came from!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 28, 2013, 09:09:42 am »

Yes you are correct Rauville... Those are Phillip screws... That's what made me always think it looked out of place.. The rod with the electrical components seem to be attached on after the fact.. Like it was saudered. Or that could just be how it was made .. too look old.. I have no clue.. 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 28, 2013, 07:00:24 am »

More pics..  I have always thought that the lamp shades and rod looked out of place, could it be possible that this was originally a statue...but made into a lamp after the fact?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 27, 2013, 07:16:13 pm »

thank you Fancypants!!!!     It was bought at an antique shop that was going out of business.. I know nothing about it at all. It was a beautiful piece and i couldn't pass it up. The base does not come off... it seems to be all one piece. i tried the magnet trick.. the Posts where the lamp shades are seem to be metal, but the actual base i thought was bronze.. it weighs a good 40 pounds or so. I've tried countless times to find info about it on the Internet.. To no avail.  I have more pictures.. And again, I do not have a laptop or a digital camera. So I apologize ahead of time for the pictures.  I am located in NC

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 27, 2013, 03:26:27 pm »

This is the only way it let me post it on an I Pad... I took 3 pictures and they all came out the same. Excuse me..  Thanks for the warm welcome..   

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Antique Questions Forum / Bronze lady lamp??

« on: July 27, 2013, 01:52:02 pm »

Hi

I hope someone can help me or give me some information. I have a rather heavy bronze table lamp, it's a woman holding a basket of fruit with 3 frosted lamps above her head. .I cannot find any stamps or signature on the piece anywhere. I have searched the internet and found similar pieces, but nothing at all on  this particular one. Are there any makers that did not sign their pieces? I have attached a photo... Any help would be greatly appreciated!