c.1930 American Copper Hatbox Birdcage on Stand by Hendryx

Unique resort furniture with floral motifs once dominated the Mediterranean coast, where it was very popular with visitors and locals alike. Made from steel with original paint, these screens were utilized as mobile dressing areas when dressed with fabric. Today they are wonderful accents from a past romantic era...

Dublin Lantern in Bronze with Copper Dome and Holophane Dual Glass Shades c1938 (2) Available. Old Plank has been importing from Ireland since 1992 and these Dublin Holophane Bronze and Copper Lanterns must be one of our all-time favorite discoveries. Not only are the Dublin Lanterns beautiful, but their build quality is insane for they are more like precision works of art, than commercial lighting. The exterior glass is both frosted and ribbed, while the interior has a double Holophane inner and outer shade, which we have never seen prior. To us, it is obvious that there was no budget in mind when these were designed in the 1930s, for it would have been difficult to make them more expensive to produce. Whomever the manufacturer was and there are some experts who think it was Bleeco, on St Martin’s Place, which was founded in 1921 in Brighton by Ernest Heaps, who remained its managing director until 1961 when the firm was purchased by Haven Foundries. While others thought they were French produced. The fact that the interiors of the lanterns have the Dual-wall English Holophane shades, I would tend to lean towards Bleeco. The Bronze and Copper Lanterns were installed in the city of Dublin in 1938 by Mr F. X. Algar, who was then head of the Lighting Section of the Irish Electricity Supply Board. Originally these lanterns lit O'Connell Street mounted on beautiful double armed art deco concrete...

An elegantly crafted and charming vintage birdcage. Made with brass and steel wire. The top of this piece has an intricately cut light green leaf design. The bottom is adorned with small chunks of glass. A miniature bird cage stands...

American country outdoor birdcage with teal painted metal wire frame and domed roof. Some wear and rust to painted finish. Some missing parts.