Handel Dragon Lamp

875

Here for your consideration is a very early Handel winged dragon in flight, teroma hurricane globe lamp in the Japanese mythical style. Hand painted dragon in flight on front and back. Just beautiful and in excellent original condition. Measures 21" high with a 10" globe which is properly signed " Handel # 940.quoting from the Handel Defalco book."the lowest recorded on a Handel shade is # 41 which appears on an opal glass shade dating from 1892.this number is part of a consultative numbering system that reached 1032 in the year 1898. Were designed and introduced by Albert Parlow." so this lamp pre-dates 1892 and was converted from oil to electricity. The shade and base are both properly signed. The base is bronzed metal with figures raised in relief. Very masterfully done in great detail. This very collectible early Handel lamp is priced low at $875 plus shipping. Giant Dragons Wyrms. are the centerpiece of almost all fantasy lore. The Chinese mythology of descent, nearly every culture on Earth has some variance on the mythos of the dragon. Few creatures of folklore and mythology conjure up the mental images of the dragon. Also known as wurm, wyrm and firedrake, these mercurial creatures pervade almost every pantheon of classical mythology and have become an integral inclusion of an entire genre of fantasy literature. Despite the language of the name given them, dragons inhabit the myth and legends of most ancient and modern cultures and have been portrayed throughout history as magical creatures possessing raw power and mystical might. This is the allure of the dragon tattoo design. No other tattoo art or tattoo design makes as distinctive and commanding an individual statement than a dragon tattoo.