Below are 45 of the 100 different shade types used by pairpoint. Today, all pairpoint lamps are desirable, not just the puffies. Pairpoint glass company is an american glass manufacturer based in sagamore. History of pairpoint manufacturing corporation antique. Combining metalwork and glassware production in 1894, their merger created lamp and lamp accessories including and soon became world famous for its pairpoint lamps. These scenic shades can display floral arrangements, birds and butterflies, or even mountain scenes. The handel company 18851936 was formed in meriden, connecticut, and over the years produced lamps and glass designs.
Pairpoint lamps values and appraisals for antique pairpoint. Mount washington was the largest producer of american victorian art glass. Pairpoint manufacturing company with p inside diamond and 3049. Rare to have matching base and shade in excellent condition. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The exceptional beauty of pairpoint glass lamps has been cherished since their origin in. The base of the lamp is detailed with a green leaf and vine pattern on four sides and it rests on four square feet. An early 20th century american pairpoint puffy lamp. There are no cracks, or chips on the shade, only a few minor flea bites that one cannot see. In their book pairpoint lamps, authors ed and sheila malakoff equate the. In 2005, the antique collectors club, with the assistance of old dartmouth historical societynew bedford whaling museum and the chrysler museum of art, along with the support of the mwpgs, published the definitive book on mt. I know nothing about its age and would love to know more about it.
Featuring a domed flaring shade decorated with seagulls, waves and ships, raised on an illuminated baluster form vase with conforming decoration. St aubin was an authority on new bedford art pottery and art glass and a collector of the work of new bedford artists. Antique collectors club, with the assistance of old dartmouth historical societynew bedford whaling museum and the chrysler museum of art, 2005. A collectors guide as well as editing two other books on pairpoint and mt washington glass. Please remember that the artwork could be very different from shade to shade. Vintage table lamp reverse painted pairpoint type glass fruit design lamp. Rare antique crown milano royal flemish gone with the wind lamp magnificent. Pairpoint lamp in collectible table lamps for sale ebay. Washington glassworks which made fine glassware, and the two companies began exploring synergies culminating in a merger in 1894. Shop authentic pairpoint glassworks furniture and other pairpoint glassworks furniture from the worlds best dealers. Pairpoint reversepainted glass seagull lamp at 1stdibs. Rare pairpoint lamps have been sold for six figures usd, while more commonly. Pairpoint lamps 9780887402814 by malakoff, edward and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Now, for the first time, the complete range and diversity of these magnificent, softly glowing works of art are shown together in a useful. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Pairpoint lamps a collectors guide by st aubin louis o st. They represent a broad sample of the production of pairpoint lamps from 1900 to the early 1930s. Pairpoint lamp shade antique puffy reverse hand painted 12 fitter flowers rare. Gorham, set on 2 arm cast metal and control bubble globe body, marble base, base signed pairpoint, a few minor chips around base and shade, otherwise good condition. Pairpoint puffy shade table lamp, cabbage rose pattern, shade is puffed out and painted with a victorian scrollwork on each panel in white and cream to give an overall lacy effect, each panel painted with an american beauty rose in raspberry with mauve highlights and green foliage, shade is supported by a floral painted milk glass pairpoint base american. Myers, denys peter, picture book of authentic midvictorian gas lighting fixtures. Antique handel lamps duffner and kimberly lamps buying. St aubin was the owner of brookside antiques on water street for more than 40 years and was an expert on mt washington art glass. As with their decorative glass products and their fine arts line, all of the highest quality and desirability, so were the beautiful lamps that pairpoint made.
Pairpoint lamps are loved today for their floral puffy designs like the rose bouquet, azalea, poppy, chrysantheum, grape, and apple blossom, plus quality reverse painted glass shades. We give an overview of the pairpoint lamp shade types on our values page. List of pairpoint lamp base numbers antique pairpoint lamps. This is a old pairpoint oil lamp my grandmother found in a house in the 30s. We thought we would show you a few examples from the frost collection.
Pairpoint lamp florence ribbed poppies reverse painted as is teal shade c. Info is dedicated to hot glass offhand furnace glassblowing with a blowpipe, and contains over 33,900 photos, instructional videos, web pages, and external links especially for the beginner to intermediate glassblowing student, to document various techniques and the ballet of glassblowing. Antique lamps made by handel, pairpoint, and tiffany are typically our most followed makers at our antique lamp auctions. Then there are the other makers who are better known for other decorative arts.
Pairpoint lamp base marked e3084 comments are closed. Aubin author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The artist thought enough of his work to sign the lamp. Onsite auction of louis st aubin collections bring out buyers.
A collectors guide as well as editing two other books on pairpoint. He wrote the first book on pairpoint lamps pairpoint lamps. Pairpoint lamp shade styles antique pairpoint lamps. You can only feel them by rubbing your finger along the bottom of the rim. Lamps offered at auctions might be trash or may be treasure. Schiffer has done it again with these three volumes on pairpoint lamps.
There are no cracks, or chips on the shade, only a few minor. Includes blownouts, floral shades with glass bases, metal and glass shades, cut glass lamps, floral shades, the unusuals, the scenics early period, and the scenics. Pairpoint lamps a collectors guide louis o st aubin jr scarce book furniture oop. My favorite pairpoint plated oil lamp i know nothing about. Author of a book on pairpoint lamps, he served as consultant to auction houses and curator to several museum exhibitions. Pairpoint lamp catalog shade shapes ambero through panel schiffer book for collectors by jr. Pairpoint puffy appletree table lamp fontaines auction. Washington glass, and the author of a book on pairpoint lamps. Mount washington glass the journal of antiques and collectibles.
It is not intended as an identification resource for products made by other producers of glass products. The pairpoint company received a patent for this innovation in 1907. From the late 1890s until the 1930s, lamps and lamp accessories were an important part of pairpoint s production. The lamp shades below are the types you will most commonly encounter. In their book pairpoint lamps, authors ed and sheila malakoff equate the artistic work on most medium sized shades to that of a 20 x 40 painting on canvas. Pairpoint lamps by edward malakoff, sheila malakoff. Schiffer publishing pairpoint lamps the exceptional beauty of pairpoint glass lamps has been cherished since their origin in new bedford, massachusetts, between 1907 and 1929. Unfollow pairpoint lamp to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Our identification service is intended to be used for the identification of pairpoint glass and other pairpoint items. Dated 1926 the frost collection, 2004 an exact and complete copy of a oneofakind pairpoint engraving department cost book. We have a list here of the other lamps without pictures.
The lamp you use daily might also be a valuable item. Fortunately, the quality of the glass and painting on the shade is usually enough that they dont have to be marked in order to be considered original. This practice occurred at the factory when orders for the lamps were slow. Every original pairpoint base should have a mark on it. The shade is unmarked and the underside of the base has the model number 3052 12 with pairpoint marks. See more ideas about antique lamps, table lamp and tiffany lamps. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. There is a wide range in values based on the size and collector appeal of the lamp. Pairpoint table lamp with reversepainted glass shade ebth. Pairpoint stamped its lamps on the lower inside or outside edge with several different markings and their bases made of brass, silver, copper, bronze, or wood were always signed and marked. Shade shapes ambero through panel a schiffer book for collectors st. The exceptional beauty of pairpoint glass lamps has been cherished since their origin in new bedford, massachusetts, between 1907 and 1929.
Puffies were so different from the mosaic leaded glass shades prevalent at the time that they quickly became popular and even tiffany and co. Red poppy with green shade and matching patinated metal base. Washington glass works, originally founded in 1837 in. Pairpoint puffy lamps are basically the same as galle blownout vases, except that the lamps were handpainted and then fired, rather than acidetched. We serve cookies our website uses cookies, which help us to improve our site and enables us to deliver the best possible service and customer experience, as well as to provide social media features. A fine pairpoint reversepainted glass seagull lamp. Pairpoint is known for three kinds of glass lampshades, originally produced from the mid1890s through the mid1920s. Pairpoint reverse painted table lamp molded and textured shade decorated with panoramic landscape, shade signed l. Producing coffin fittings and metalwork, pairpoint approached its neighboring business, the mt. Historical background with photographs of antique glassworks. Chipped, ice surface, copley form shade with matching chipped ice surface lamp base on a mahogany footing.
This beautiful depiction of an apple tree painted in numerous shades of reds, oranges, greens and whites is one of the most sought after shades. Mar 14, 2020 others may be familiar with the famous reversepainted and puffy lamps of the 1920s and 1930s. About half of all pairpoint reverse painted lamp styles had blown out or socalled puffy shades. Antique rare reverse painted 1934 pairpoint style lamp w mountain sunset scene. Isbn 0865651639 the handel lamps book by carole goldman hibel, john hibel, john fontaine hardcover 260 pages december 1999 fontaine publishers. The most remarkable feature of the catalog is that so many of the pages are handcolored with watercolors, having been painted by the original factory decorators.
Dust jacket is about fine with just a bit of edge curling and slight bumping at the spine ends, otherwise fine. We also accept consignments for manifest lamp auctions. Pairpoint lamp bases without shades have very little value. Pastel colors on this classic lamp pictured on page 50 of louis o. Please contact me with any questions about the value of your. I love this lamp and would love to know more about. The reference library of jonnys antiques part i online auction. After the merger, mount washington operated as a division of pairpoint and produced glass, including the glass used for pairpoint reverse painted and puffy lamp shades, until at least 1915.
The pairpoint company manufactured more than a hundred different lamps, including scenic shade lamps in the manner of handel. Ref edward and sheila malakoff, pairpoint lamps, 1990, p. Shade shapes ambero through panel a schiffer book for collectors. Determining the worth of any lighting fixture means taking a good look at some obvious clues and doing a bit of research to estimate the value. Mount washington glass the journal of antiques and. Onsite auction of louis st aubin collections bring out. Antique handel lamps duffner and kimberly lamps buying selling.
Antique vintage 3 socket lamp base marked tiffany franken base ca. Pairpoint table lamp, countryside scene on an exceptionally rare palm shade. The seaport city of new bedford, massachusetts, once famous as a whaling center and featured as the home port of herman melvilles novel moby dick, also hosted a thriving glass industry in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. Get the best deals on pairpoint lamp when you shop the largest online selection at. Check out arlie sulkas antiques roadshow appraisal of this pairpoint puffy boudoir lamp, ca.
A common marking is the diamond mark with the letter p. Once again fontaines is pleased to offer an exceptional design by the pairpoint corporation. See more ideas about antique lamps, tiffany lamps and table lamp. Help identify my item pairpoint glass knowledge center. Aug, 20 st aubin was an authority on new bedford art pottery and art glass and a collector of the work of new bedford artists. Pairpoint reverse painted table lamp liveauctioneers. Antique lamp auctions buy, sell, auction rare antique lamps. Handel was president and treasurer of the business. Washington glass works and its successors, the pairpoint companies. Decorations consisted of elaborate landscapes, birds, butterflies, fruits and flowers. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.