Handel 18" Table Lamp

8,350

Here is a excellent Handel table lamp. The base and shade are properly signed and numbered # 7104 and was executed by John Bailey as shown on page 73 of the Defalco Handel book. Here is the description in the book. "The dominical shade in chipped, lightly sand finished glass. Painted on the interior with continuous lakeland scene od grasses and water in the foreground, reflecting a copes of trees silhouetted against a sunset of crimson, golden yellow, and mauve on bronzed bulbous base. What a complete original Handel lamp displaying the true artistry of the artist in real detail. An important vintage 1916 piece of important American lighting from Handel. This is the flagship lamp in any collection."

Phillip Handel established his lamp factory in 1885 on the corner of Miller and Catlin streets in Meriden, Connecticut. Handel hired the most talented artists and professionals available and made reversed painted and leaded shades. Chipped ice shades were produced and relatively unique to Handel and signed by well known artists as Bailey, Palme, and Parlow. The chipped ice was created by painting the shade with fish glue and heated to 800 degrees Fahrenheit. The contraction of the glue in the cooling process caused the textured finish. The Handel Co. ceased operation in 1936 as their designs succumbed to the new art deco aesthetic, but few other vintage lamps are as avidly collected today.