Portrait of young gentleman. Fairly faded out. Water marks/stains, one around right eye of man (viewer's left) in decorative bronze-colored frame with glass narrow gold-colored braid around edge. All with a red velvet rectangle. On the red velvet lining of the lid/cover: "Addis (?) s Lancaster Gallery/ NE Corner of Centre Square & N. Queen St." Black container has decorative motifs on front and back.
Marble base is doubled, smaller chair on top of larger. Metal band separate them, molded in foliate design. Column is two-toned metal with marble-vein design, slightly tapering. Oil reservoir above is shaped like a top and has eleven sets of crystals hanging from the edge of the reservoir.
Straight pair of brass candlesticks with a spring. Christian Cornelius, a Dutch immigrant silversmith, founded the Cornelius lighting business in 1827, which became Cornelius, Baker, and Company in 1835. ... The firm began by making brass lighting fixtures but later also made zinc fixtures and sculptures. The business was succeeded by Cornelius and Sons and Baker, Arnold and Company in 1869.
Oval picture in rectangular frame with velvet backing. Buchanan facing almost front, dark suite, white tie. Back of frame 'Daguerreotype presented to President Buchanan by J. Henry Brown-1851'
Rectangular white marble base. Ornately cast gilded bronze stem enhanced with scroll-shaped leaves, birds, blossoms and snails. An oval-shaped cast brass collar surmounts the stem with flat glass crystal prisms.
Body of lamp is mostly dark bronze with bands of polished brass. Iron pedestal embossed with brass Greek figure in low relief. Top pedestal is brass from which fall long square shaped prisms. Arms extend on either side of center column above pedestal and support glass globes. Brass globe extends above center column with glass globe in cut diamond pattern topped by an iron cover with knob.
Provenance
Ida F. Coyle (Mrs. John)
To - daughter, Janet S. Sides (Mrs. Franklin J. Sides)
Sinumbra lamp, oil reservoir in shape of ring. Globe in shape of inverted footed bowl. globe etched with flowers and geometric designs. Central pillar is fluted column ending in flared foliate. Crystals hand from pierced ring at neck. Base is tall, octagonal.
Argand, one arm lamp. On top is a lid with a round finial. Crystals hang from lip. Body has dark and light metal. Arm to lamp has foliate ornament extending. Lamp chimney is etched with foliate. A brass globe extends above the center column with a glass globe in cut diamond pattern surrounded by long square shaped prisms.with topped by an iron cover.
Hanging oil lamp that was converted to electricity. 'S' curved links to clear glass smoke dome. Three chains from dome to lamp in shape of spittoon. Connected to band around neck by ornate metal hook. Glass is smoked and etched with daisy-like flowers and berry clusters. Lower metal reservoir round, box-like with pendant finial; formerly held oil, molded on sides with bell shaped flowers and leaves.
A clear egg-shaped glass globe etched with flowers and fauna decor. At globe's base is a bronze collar featuring acanthus leaf decor, which supports the bronze bobeche that features a ringed finial. The top bronze collar on the globe has high relief leaf buds and acanthus decor on the collar surface. Three bent acanthus leaves form the bronze hooks that support three chains that connect to base of a hook above a disc-shaped glass shade. A separate larger chain hooks to a ceiling mounted iron hook.
