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Tiffany lamp brings shade over $15,000.

It was a full house at the Old Stone Barn in Peterborough, N.H., for The Cobbs' July 3 sale. Top lot was a Tiffany lamp with its shade decorated in vines and fruit; it sold for $15,400. The lamp came from a Dublin, N.H., estate. A New Hampshire Chippendale maple six-drawer chest on a bracket base

Publication: The Boston Herald

Warner, cooler shades: Off-white's popularity had faded into bold patterns and colors

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Paul Giese of Anderson's Lampshades remembers a time when his customers would ask for basic white, eggshell or parchment. "In the last five years, things have really changed," Giese says. I'll say. These days, you can find lampshades bedecked with beads, feathers and ruffles,

Publication: Sunday Gazette-Mail

Early lamps and shades shed decorative light on home; CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Buster Brown pinback button: advertising Buster Brown Bread, Tige in front of sign, brown, green and yellow, 11 2 inches: $30. Akro Agate candlestick: inkwell shape, marbleized green and white, 2 inches: $45. Fiesta pottery fruit bowl: medium green, 51 2 inches: $70. Flash Gordon coloring book: 1952: $100. Civil War razor kit: sheath, leather strop, tin, Joseph Rogers & Sons: $120. Heintz Art metal cigarette box: sterling silver on bronze, flying geese design, brown patina, 71 2 by 41 2 by 31 4 inches: $175. Hopalong Cassidy cap gun: gold wash, black grips, Wyandotte: $325. Queen Anne-style mahogany bookcase: swan's neck open pediment, two glazed doors, mirrored back, long drawer, ball and claw feet, 44 by 17 by 80 inches: $350. Firestone Bullnose Colson bicycle, girl's, whitewall tires, circa 1939: $775. Hooked rug, figural, American, dated Feb. 14, 1922, striped, scalloped, foliate border, trotting horse center, black, gray, brown, blue, 29 by 39 inches: $1,050.

Early lights for the home were candle flames or fuel-burning lamps. When the electric light was invented, a new type of lamp could be designed. A closed lampshade was possible because there was no flame and relatively little heat. In the early 1900s, when Arts and Crafts and Mission styles were

Publication: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

LAMP & LIGHTING.(News Briefs)

Greist, Leigh and Company A brushed nickel fixture with five acid glass globes debuts on a modern chandelier for an approximate retail of $850. Another chandelier features polished brass and an opaline glass shade that resembles palm fronds for about $2,158. Both chandeliers are part of the Franco

Publication: Home Accents Today

LAMP & LIGHTING.(Choices by brand/description)

J.B. Watts The Buffalo lamp, new from J.B. Watts this October, is a blend of earth tones on a handthrown pottery base. A black wood base, distressed black paper shade and natural slate finial add the finishing touches to this 30-inch lamp, set to retail at about $458. Engelite Multiple twists of

Publication: Home Accents Today

A treasure trove of introductions.(lamps and accessories displayed at High Point, NC, home furnishings market)(part 2)

HIGH POINT, N.C. - Lamp and decorative accessories vendors will show a continued emphasis on shabby chic and casual styles. A greater effort is being made to develop coordinating lamps, accessories and wall decor and display them in gallery-like settings for retailers. This is true for unlicensed

Publication: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network

Lamps and fans in the spotlight. (1996 National Hardware Show in Chicago, Illinois)

CHICAGO--Lighting fixture, lamp and ceiling fan vendors are bringing out an array of new decorative and functional products at the National Hardware Show, which opened here on Sunday. Fixture manufacturers have interpreted high-end appearances such as crystal look acrylic chandeliers for

Publication: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network

Old World styling lights up lamps. (at International Home Furnishings Market)

HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Lighting and decorative accessories buyers shopping the International Home Furnishings Market which opened here last week will be treated to a stroll back in time, as designers continue to draw inspiration from the Old World. A smattering of bright colors will emerge in the

Publication: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network