Handel stylized foliate chipped glass metal lamp, First quarter 20th century, the shade cap ring marked ''Handel / Pat'd No. / 979664'', with further painted mark ''Handel . 6325. F.'', the domed chipped glass shade with a stylized foliate and banded border, over a triple socket base with a tapering baluster-form stem above a domed circular foot, electrified, est:$2000/4000
*Price Realized: $3,162.50

22.5'' H x 18 Dia. Literature: This model base is illustrated in R. De Falco, C. G. Hibel, J. Hibel. ''Handel Lamps: Painted Shades & Glassware.'' Staten Island: 1986, p. 156. Provenance: Private Collection, Woodland Hills, CA. Condition: Base apparently unmarked. Good condition overall. General light marks and scratches commensurate with age and use. With a coppery patina to base. Some light rubbing to surface. Shade does not sit perfectly strait on top of insulator cap. A few scattered very minor chips to bottom edge of shade - not noticeable. With original acorn tassel pull chains. No cap or cloth cover to underside. Wiring should be checked by a qualified electrician prior to use.