At a recent auction--buried on tables of dreck--was a diamond in the rough--this fabulous vintage french bouillotte lamp with a metal tole shade. I saw it--or maybe Dear Husbola saw it first--and my heart started beating faster.
This great handpainted french lamp is marked on the bottom. It was made in France in the 1940s-ish--and all the gold is handpainted. These signature items were marketed in high end stores--particularly Neiman Marcus and Marshal Fields. For as long as I have been selling on ebay--the mid 1990s--these have been in demand. So in demand--that at the recent Northern Illinois Antique Dealers Show in Rockford--we sold another one--different style--in the first hour. Love these lamps.
You can see this lamp on an ebay.com auction under our selling name sellinglikecrazy.
Spring is in the air--daffodils are popping up, daylight savings time starts Saturday night, midwestern weather promises to be in the 70s next week--and diamonds show up in the dreck at auctions. I love spring!
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