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RARE CARVED FOLK ART LAMP

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Made by Joseph Alfred LePage
Fall River, Massachusetts, Mid-20th c.
Joseph LePage (1885-1976) moved from Quebec at an early age and worked in the lumber business in New England and Upstate New York. Acquired directly from the great, great grandson, who states in a letter, “The story goes that he (Joseph) carved six lamps, one for each of his children. This one was for my grandmother, Mémère LePage Berube…”
Carved wood, polychrome painted, marquetry inlaid base. Lamp shade carved, pierced wood panels.
Overall in excellent condition, some shrinkage cracks to the shade.
An exceptional example of a whimsical, yet well executed piece of mid-29th c. American folk art.

More Information

Period:	1920-1949
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	DA-LTNG 023
Incollect Reference #:	441647

Dimensions

W.	22 in;	H.	37 in;	D.	11 in;
W.	55.88 cm;	H.	93.98 cm;	D.	27.94 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.

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