$175
Likely Italian, early 20th century. A polychromed bronze and marble table lamp comprising a tripartite black marble base surmounted with three c-scroll feet adorned with red oak leaves, the arching scrolls forming an enclosure around the central shaft as flower stem with green leaves splayed around it and orange berry clusters extending upward from c scroll legs, the c scrolls extending into cyma curves terminating in spirals below a double light socket with further gold foliate decoration. Sockets marked somewhat somewhat indistinguishably "Pat'd 4-23-12 Benjamin 250 w 269" for the Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Company (American (Chicago, Illinois), founded late 19th century).
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-03-06
