BRONZE HANDEL TABLE LAMP WITH HANDEL MARKED BIRDS OF PARADISE SHADE,1st Quarter 20th Century. The base is Model #7685. Handel bronze lamp, Model #7685, with three lights, with pull chains, supports an enameled glass shade depicting birds of paradise in flight on a black ground, with stylized blossoms and vines. The bronze baluster form base with japonesque motif of cherry blossoms in relief on gadrooned round foot.
The base is not marked. The shade is marked Pat ID No. 979664 to top of shade. The shade is signed in paint to the interior at the rim, Handel 7026. The shade is 8" high, with a 17 13/16" diameter from exteriors of the rim. Estimate $5,500-6,500
Base shown on page 146, of Robert De Falco, Carole Goldman Hibel & John Hibels' Handel Lamps, Painted Shades & Glassware.
The shade in very good condition. No chips or breaks. The wiring has been updated, but is not recent. The lamp is in working condition.
