THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PITTSBURGH LAMP BRASS & GLASS COMPANY CIRCA: 1900-- 1925 . IT FEATURES A DOMINICAL GLASS SHADE ATTRIBUTED TO THE PITTSBURGH LAMP COMPANY IN THE PATTERN KNOWN AS MAPLE LEAVES. THE SHADE HAS A ROUGH EXTERIOR CALLED CHIPPED ICE.THE SHADE IS REVERSE AND OBVERSE PAINTED. THE METAL BASE HAS A BALUSTER FORM THAT IS PATINATED.THERE IS AN AREA AROUND THE CENTER OF THE BODY OF THE BASE HAS AN AREA THAT HAS A MOLDE4D DESIGN OF ARROWHEAD PHILODENDRUMS AND BERRIES WITH A TEXTURED BACKGROUND.THE DESIGN OF LEAVES AND BERRIES IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH A BLUISH/GREEN ENAMEL.THIS BASE WAS MADE BY PITTSBURGH LAMP, BRASS AND GLASS COMPANY FOR THE MILHENDER ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THE BASE IS SHOWN IN THE MILHENDER BOOK OF LAMPS CATALOG III CIRCA 1920 AS A PLAIN UNDECORATED DESIGN. THE BOTTOM OF THIS BASE IS MOLD MARKED KL CO ALONG WITH A NUMBER. IT HAS A 2 BULB SOCKETS OF THE BALL PULLS IS MARKED PATENT 1911. THE LAMP IS 24" TALL AND THE SHADE IS 19" WIDE AND 8" TALL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A LAMP IN SUCH MINT CONDITION AS THIS ONE. THERE IS ONE PIN HEAD SPOT OF ENAMEL GONE BUT I CANT FIND ANYTHIG ELSE.THERS ONE ONE INCH SMALL DENT ON BASE.ALL ENAMEL IS THERE ON THE OUTSIDE TRIM EDGE.THIS IS A MUSEUM PIECE OF QUALITY. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS ARE EXTRA PICTURES.THIS LAMP CAME OUT OF CHICAGO IN THE DOWNTOWN SECTION.
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