Celestial Light Fixture

Very good pair of 16th century Italian bronze candlesticks of unusually bold design, turned balustrade form and good scale. One pricket lacking.      

A pair of neoclassical bronze column tabletop lamps. Each lamp has a central reeded column in patinated bronze with elaborately cast gilt bronze ormolu capital and base, raised on a ...

Two wonderful and unusual Kashmiri brass and polychrome enamel vases having floral motifs, one with a scarlet and the other with a sage green...

Good 19th century stoneware two handled jug, now as lamp, having unusual mottled rust and grey pottery surface and excellent form. Shade not included.

A pair of handsome salt glazed stoneware barrels, stamped Doulton Lambeth, of oval shape with bands of three ribbons in a contrasting colorway to top and bottom, each featuring a det...

English early 20th century leather and oil cloth cordite or shell carrier, having leather strap handle and original Royal crest decal on an ivory white ground, now as lamp.

Unusual American wrought iron and bronze light fixture in the form of a globe with Zodiac ring in pierced bronze probably designed by Cass Gilbert and made for the Hartford CT based department store G. Fox and Co, circa 1918. The original store was destroyed by fire in 1916 and its replacement, designed by Gilbert, opened in 1918. This light was removed after a later remodeling and remained in the collection of the granddaughter of the founder, Beatrice Fox Auerbach. Can be used as shown, or wall or ceiling mounted. Can also hold a 24" diameter glass globe Moses Fox had the new store designed by New York architect Cass Gilbert as an 11-story behemoth, initially dubbed "Fox's folly" in reference to its sheer scale. The new store opened in 1918. Beatrice Fox Auerbach, Moses's daughter, and her husband, George Samuel Auerbach, to return to Hartford from Salt Lake City to help with the business. George died in 1927 and Beatrice then began working alongside her father. Beatrice Fox Auerbach (July 17, 1887-November 29, 1968) was a philanthropist, educator, labor reform pioneer, and president and director of G. Fox & Co. from 1938 to 1959. Upon her father's death in 1938, she took over the Hartford, Connecticut-based G. Fox & Co. Under her stewardship, it became the largest department store in New England. While executive of this enterprise she also lead the nation in labor reform programs such as the 40-hour work week and a retirement program. As a female executive, she recognized the importance of educating women in business and management. From 1938-1959 she made her store available to the Connecticut College for Women (now Connecticut College) as a training program for retail education. After creating the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation, she began extensively investing her time in various philanthropies. In 1945, she established the Service Bureau for Women's Organizations. After 29 years as an executive, Auerbach sold the business to the May Company...

Stylish mineral stone 1970s table lamp. All handcrafted out of natural material only, this rare three-piece table lamp is a marvelous work of art in the daytime and a stunning and s...

Celestial swirl hand blown glass column lamp with brass hardware. Few chips to base. Signed, Glasslight, 1987.

Made circa 1950, each Mid-century solid brass study lamp features an armillary globe as the centerpiece and is fixed to a black lacquered wood base.

G.A.M / FRANCE Elegant French Art Deco ceramic table lamp by G.A.M Realised circa 1930 Signed under the base Original pe...

A French circa 1950s gilt metal sunburst light fixture with glass inset. Two lights. Measurements: 12" diameter.