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.
19th century Chinese export porcelain jar, electrified and mounted as a lamp on a brass base. Some minor repairs to top of the vase.
English brass push-up candlestick circa 1740. Soft rose brass color, excellent condition. Measures 7 inches tall with a 4 inch square base. Please see "The Brass Book" by Peter, Nancy and Herbert Schiffer, publ. 1978, page 182A, for a near identical example.
Pair of English brass petal base push-up candlesticks, Birmingham, circa 1760-80. Note the double mold seam line true to 18th century brass construction. Lobed petal bases and integral bobeches. Height 8 inches and base 4 inches square. Excellent condition. See " The Brass Book by Peter, Nancy and Herbert Schiffer Published 1978 page 200 A. for a near identical example.