CHARLES PARKER CO. BRASS HANGING / LIBRARY LAMP, cranberry hobnail dome-form shade, scroll harp with daisies and scrolls, each daisy with a colored faceted stone, supporting a font holder with diamonds and fleur-de-lis, stamped-brass elements include a shade and crown bands, leveler, smoke bell and motor cover, cast-iron horizontal spring-loaded motor, opal glass drop-in font, No. 2 Taplin-Brown collar. Late 19th/first quarter 20th century. " HOA. Shade 6 3/4" H, 14" D base, 6 1/8" D rim.
Excellent condition, shade undamaged and with moderate mold roughness/open bubbles to rim, brass elements undamaged and with expected wear, some replaced hardware, leveler support chains lacking stops.
Literature: Frame parallels Ebersole - Hanging Victorian Lamps, p.128.
Provenance: From the collection of Karen and the late Frank McWright of Bethel, CT.

Excellent condition, shade undamaged and with moderate mold roughness/open bubbles to rim, brass elements undamaged and with expected wear, some replaced hardware, leveler support chains lacking stops.