Handel On Weller Baldwin Base

3,475

Here for your consideration is a wonderful Handel 16" iris overlay properly signed and with great striated glass. This base is the rare and excellent condition Baldwin base. All the hardware is Handel with three Bryant sockets with acorn chain pulls. Weller pottery was founded by Sam Weller in the early 1870?s in the small town of Fultonham, Ohio. During the early years Weller pottery primarily manufactured utilitarian pottery jugs, tiles, and jars for the local farmers. By the late 1880?s, Weller began to follow the style of other Ohio potters and produce art pottery items such as wall pockets, umbrella stands, and vases. This lamp is all original. The Weller Baldwin motif features a three dimensional apple motif with accents of foliage and woody branches. The base of the lamp is the 9 1?2? Baldwin vase; without dismantling the lamp it is impossible to determine if this lamp base was drilled or manufactured as a lamp base. The vase sits upon a round wooden plinth base which originally was painted black. The plinth base measures 8" in diameter and carries the remnants of a black felt protective covering and has the typical Handel cloth tag.