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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage 1973 Kenya Picture Art on Cloth

« on: September 19, 2015, 06:52:19 pm »

I have some friend who grew up in Kenya and asked them if they perhaps recognized the signature. Her response was "is a Batik,I do not recognise artist.  A lot of people started to do Batiks,emulating a well known artist, Robin Andersen,daughter of a well known doctor in Nairobi.Her work was expensive and very lovely. She also designed many of the lovely Kenyan stamps.  But this is not  Robin,unfortunately.  I have still a few Batiks,done by less well known artists..it is very time consuming work. I will see what I can come up with". Will let you know if she finds anything.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How old is this Stiffel Table Lamp

« on: September 19, 2015, 11:28:55 am »

The candlestick portion appears enameled.  1940s would fit the period of the furniture in the home. Thanks so much everyone for your help. It is greatly appreciated.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How old is this Stiffel Table Lamp

« on: September 19, 2015, 02:59:50 am »

The foil sticker is on the socket and I was able to get a better pic of it. According to the article our lamp is slightly on the short side.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How old is this Stiffel Table Lamp

« on: September 18, 2015, 08:27:54 pm »

It does have a stiffel label. It is in the photo with the shade off although apologies it isn't very clear.  Our friend gave us a truck load of things from his mother's home. He donated most to charity and the rest he was going to throw away. We couldn't let such treasures go to the dump so we are just going through everything trying to figure out what exactly we have . It's a treasure hunt in our living room because that is where we had to put it all. Our teenagers tell us that our house is starting to look like grandma's parlor . Rather have grandma's parlor than ikea (no offense ikea). This is just one of the lamps we are trying to figure out.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How old is this Stiffel Table Lamp

« on: September 18, 2015, 05:04:24 pm »

Tried earlier to upload this picture....is this what you are asking for?

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Antique Questions Forum / How old is this Stiffel Table Lamp

« on: September 18, 2015, 03:14:48 pm »

My husband and I were given this stiffel table lamp. We have been researching it and could only find one other like it sold on ebay about 3 years ago. The eBay description  never stated the age and we haven't been able to locate another like it. The original owner is 95 yrs old and unfortunately is not able to tell us anything about it as they have alzhimers. We believe the metal bouillotte shade to be original. The table lamp stands 22" tall. Has a wooden base, a metal candle holder then what we think is a porcelain candle stick and metal shade. Two pull chain lights. Any help would be greatly appreciated helping us determine it's age and if possible value