Pair of Meissen porcelain lamps painted with alternating scenes of flowers and a man and woman in eighteenth century costumes. Attached to carved wooden bases.
electric lamps (lighting device forms)
porcelain
electric wiring
Lamp
"Japan" (Printed label)
Meissen (Manufacturer)
Germany
28 1/2 (H), 8 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Estate of Margaret Rice Lyman
1978.101
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