Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;loxston, post: 3659913, member: 18727&quot;]Hello again! Buoyed by the excellent help I received for my last query, I am back again with another mystery.</p><p><br /></p><p>A week ago I found a lamp base by Clarice Cliff with what appears to be the original 1930s hand painted shade.</p><p><br /></p><p>The lamp base if cream coloured but it says on the base that it is ‘hand painted’ so I suspect that the paint has been removed by a previous owner.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]309407[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I’m sure it was designed as a lamp because the hole at the side for the wire is glazed, and it may originally had a stand as there is a hole in the base.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems to be a fairly early piece as the marking on the base looks to be a stamp as the ink has run slightly.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can’t find any other examples that include a woman riding a sea creature but I have found an example of similar looking fish...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]309413[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]309414[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]309412[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]309411[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone seen the same design?&nbsp; I’d love to know what colours the lamp base might have been painted...</p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in