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<p>[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9419606, member: 15376"]<p style="text-align: center">Hello all!</p> <p style="text-align: center">I purchased this little table lamp this morning with the purpose of stretching my vintage knowledge and eventual resale. I first thought it was a vase turned lamp, but that doesn't seem to be the case.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">It is stamped Limoges but the mark does not turn up results and on Infofaience they have it listed as *unknown*. It also reads Isabelle Granger 1977, which I thought was put there via marker after the makers mark, but upon closer inspection the letters are the same color as the flowers! I'm now rather confused. I thought it was a vase turned lamp by Isabelle who marked her work, but its now a lamp painted by Isabelle in 77? Does this mean the lamp is also dated to that year (ie she was one of the artists there) or is this done on an older piece?</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The paint is not on top of the glaze, unless it was reglazed, if that's even a thing haha.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Thanks!</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]431959[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]431958[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]431957[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9419606, member: 15376"][CENTER]Hello all! I purchased this little table lamp this morning with the purpose of stretching my vintage knowledge and eventual resale. I first thought it was a vase turned lamp, but that doesn't seem to be the case. It is stamped Limoges but the mark does not turn up results and on Infofaience they have it listed as *unknown*. It also reads Isabelle Granger 1977, which I thought was put there via marker after the makers mark, but upon closer inspection the letters are the same color as the flowers! I'm now rather confused. I thought it was a vase turned lamp by Isabelle who marked her work, but its now a lamp painted by Isabelle in 77? Does this mean the lamp is also dated to that year (ie she was one of the artists there) or is this done on an older piece? The paint is not on top of the glaze, unless it was reglazed, if that's even a thing haha. Thanks! [ATTACH=full]431959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431958[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431957[/ATTACH][/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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