Tallone
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I picked up a few items at an estate sale yesterday but only one of significance. I fell in love with this lamp almost immediately:
This is a large table lamp standing almost 3.5 feet tall and weighing probably 30 lbs. or more. The shade and peacock tail are leaded glass. The woman and peacock are metal, presumably bronze. However, I suspect that the patina on this piece is not the natural product of age. I'm am by no means an art expert but my understanding is sculptors will often chemically treat bronze to produce this dark brown patina. However, there are a few spots on the piece that make me unsure of the patina and the underlying metal. For example:
In the first picture above, the patina seems to have literally chipped off the piece like paint. But then, as shown in pic 2, the patina seems thin almost as if someone started to polish it and the underlying metal began to show through. In pic 3, the exposed part looks more like pot metal than bronze.
I am particularly interested in identifying the artist. It seems odd to me that an artist would produce a limited edition piece and sign it with only their first name. I can find a few female sculptors by the name of Judy or Judith but none of them seem likely to have been the creator of this piece.
My concerns aside, it is still a lovely piece and truly stunning when illuminated in a darkened room. If this is actually a limited edition bronze sculpture by a known artist it might be very valuable but I have serious doubts and perhaps I overpaid for it.
This is a large table lamp standing almost 3.5 feet tall and weighing probably 30 lbs. or more. The shade and peacock tail are leaded glass. The woman and peacock are metal, presumably bronze. However, I suspect that the patina on this piece is not the natural product of age. I'm am by no means an art expert but my understanding is sculptors will often chemically treat bronze to produce this dark brown patina. However, there are a few spots on the piece that make me unsure of the patina and the underlying metal. For example:
In the first picture above, the patina seems to have literally chipped off the piece like paint. But then, as shown in pic 2, the patina seems thin almost as if someone started to polish it and the underlying metal began to show through. In pic 3, the exposed part looks more like pot metal than bronze.
I am particularly interested in identifying the artist. It seems odd to me that an artist would produce a limited edition piece and sign it with only their first name. I can find a few female sculptors by the name of Judy or Judith but none of them seem likely to have been the creator of this piece.
My concerns aside, it is still a lovely piece and truly stunning when illuminated in a darkened room. If this is actually a limited edition bronze sculpture by a known artist it might be very valuable but I have serious doubts and perhaps I overpaid for it.
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