Vintage tabletop candle lantern hand made by Richard D. Scofield of Period Lighting Fixtures, Chester, CT, circa 1985. Aged tin and hand dipped beeswax candle cover. Measures 19.75" high x 10.5" long x 6.75" wide. Excellent working condition. Richard Scofield made the finest exact copies of period American lighting in the country and was allowed by Historic Deerfield to make copies of its collection. After he died at an early age, the company continued under different ownership but finally closed. The earlier works like this one are coveted by collectors of period Americana. See this exact fixture on page 24 of the original Period Lighting Fixtures catalogue.
19th century pair of tall Dutch pewter alter candlesticks in the baroque style. Excellent condition. Made in a two part mold. Height 18.5 inches.
Vintage tin sconce copied from the original in the Van Renesslaer collection, hand made by Richard D. Scofield of Period Lighting Fixtures, Chester, CT, circa 1985. Measures 11.5 inches high x 7 inches wide. Excellent condition. Richard Scofield made the finest exact copies of period American lighting in the country and was allowed by Historic Deerfield to make copies of its collection. After he died at an early age, the company continued under different ownership but finally closed. The earlier works like this one are coveted by collectors of period Americana. See this exact fixture on page 33 of the original Period Lighting Fixtures catalogue. From the Van Rensselaer Collection, Peterboro, NH.
Vintage 12 arm double tier colonial chandelier hand made by Richard D. Scofield of Period Lighting Fixtures, Chester, CT, circa 1985. Aged tin arms and center double cones; hand dipped candle covers. Measures 16 inches high x 25 inches wide, 4 over 8 arms. Excellent working condition. Richard Scofield made the finest exact copies of period American lighting in the country and was allowed by Historic Deerfield to make copies of its collection. The candles are made from real bees' wax. After he died at an early age, the company continued under different ownership but finally closed. The earlier works like this one are coveted by collectors of period Americana. See this exact fixture on page 10 of the original Period Lighting Fixtures catalogue. A larger version of this fixture hangs in the Old Court House, Bedford Village, NY.
Pair of American blown glass oil lamps in leaf pattern. Circa 1825-40. Each lamp measures 9 inches high on marble bases 3.5 inch square.