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A patinated brass floor lamp with an enamel shade on a warm paper sweep.
Condition gradeVery good — rewiredRewired 2024, tested and tagged. Sold as catalogued.

The condition report

2 notes, each pinned to the point on the photograph where it is. Select a number to move to it.

Other views

  • A patinated brass floor lamp with an enamel shade on a warm paper sweep — upper detail.
  • A patinated brass floor lamp with an enamel shade on a warm paper sweep — lower detail, showing the foot and the shadow.
  • A patinated brass floor lamp with an enamel shade on a warm paper sweep — full width on the paper sweep.

The August Ledger Lot 44

Brass floor lamp, rewired

Third Light c. 1957, rewired 2024

SoldThis lot is sold. Bidding is closed.Reserve set
Hammer price$78014 bids
ClosedBidding closed.Closed Thu, Sep 3, 4:43 AM PDT

Estimate$800 – $1,200

Sold

Hammer $780

Plus buyer’s premium at 18% $140.40

The buyer paid $920.40plus $180 packed and shipped

Bidding is closed on this lot. There is no bid control here, because there is nothing left to bid on.

Ships from
Astoria, OR
Packed & shipped, est.
$180
Next minimum bid
$830 (increment $50)

Catalogue entry

A tall brass floor lamp rewired to current code, sold in The August Ledger.

Shipping was quoted at $180 before the sale, which is reflected in where the bidding stopped.

Provenance

  • Private collection, Astoria
  • Sold, The August Ledger

What you actually pay

Bids are on the hammer price. A buyer’s premium of 18% is added to the hammer, and shipping is quoted separately — $180 for this lot, packed and sent domestically. At the current next minimum of $830 that comes to $920.40 before shipping, or $1,100.40 delivered.

The published increment table

The step is set by the table, not by us on the day.

The band your bid falls into decides the smallest legal step above it. At the current $780 that step is $50, so the next acceptable bid is $830. Leave a maximum and we bid for you in these steps, stopping as soon as you are in front — you will often pay less than your maximum.

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Published bid increment table
Current bidIncrement
$0 – $99$10
$100 – $499$25
$500 – $999$50
$1,000 – $1,999$100
$2,000 – $4,999$250
$5,000 – $9,999$500
$10,000 – $19,999$1,000
$20,000 – $49,999$2,500
$50,000 and above$5,000

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