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kitterz83

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I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« on: April 11, 2012, 11:37:53 am »
I acquired these pieces about 5 years ago from a family friend, his mother had passed on. So he gave me a box of some old stuff from her apartment and asked me if I would like any of it.

Among the tresures were what seemed to be old crystal sconces? I'm not sure though because I have always just collected bottles. I tried Google and came up pretty empty handed and I don't live near any Antique shops.

Can anyone point me in the right direction where I might be able to find out info on these crystal things?

They have no names, markings or serial numbers on them at all...

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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2012, 12:04:25 pm »
Actually these look to be from a chandelier (hanging ceiling fixture) rather than a sconce (conical wall fixture). They could also be from the shade of a table lamp, but I think a chandelier is most likely. These look identical to the ones that were 1950's era in the house where I grew up. I remember playing with them as a little girl. I could reach them if I stood on my parents bed! They were even wired in the same way and with the same octagonal piece on the top and the drop below.
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2012, 02:40:10 pm »
How many of these do you have ?? Is there a hole in the bottom of the saucer shaped piece ??  Do those large rings that you have them hanging from go with it ??  I would say likely a chandelier piece !!
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2012, 07:33:29 pm »
To me, it looks like a bobeche.

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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2012, 08:54:14 pm »
Rauville, that was what I was thinking!!!
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2012, 10:05:53 pm »
Good call, I hadn't seen those!
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2012, 02:49:14 pm »
I asked in my post if there were holes in the bottom but she hasn`t answered yet.
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2012, 04:03:49 pm »
I can't imagine it not being an "open center".

duh, ya wouldn't want a dust collecting thingy like that hanging from the ceiling (if it had a closed center).
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2012, 02:00:35 pm »
LOL !!  Might have been another way to ask but couldn`t think of it !!  Brain fog again !!  What I really wanted to know was the size of the holes !!
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2012, 04:36:11 pm »
Mart....I couldn't stop laughing at your posts....and then you keep making it worse!   LOLOLOL
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2012, 06:48:00 pm »
Yep !! I am an expert at making things worse !! Its what I do best !!  Logic was telling me that if it was from a chandelier the center hole would be smaller than if from a candleholder which was a passing thought !!  Sometimes my logic doesn`t match everyone elses !! 
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2012, 04:37:01 am »
All us "antiquers" are guilty of that.

Or I should have said .... all us "great minds" are guilty of that because one has to have great "recall ability" for all the thing one has seen, bought n' sold over the past years in order to figure out "what is it".

Antiqueing is the original game of "Clue" with all the clues stored in one's memories.

And the "best buy" goes to the "winner" of the game. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: I think these might be crystal pieces from an old sconce?
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2012, 10:03:25 am »
Excellent way to put it Cogar !!  Sometimes though,, being a diabetic,,BS is a bit low ( blood sugar,,not bull manure) and although I know what I mean,, no one else does !!
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