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SOLD TODAY …… on ContessasHome via Etsy.com

06 Wednesday Jan 2021

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SOLD today, a pair of handcrafted wooden lamps, Circa 1950, to our Etsy buyer in Pennsylvania. This unique pair are adorned with higher end specially fitted linen shades. They were created by a superior craftsperson who used a laythe to create this pair. Selling price on Etsy is $235. Our buyer is thrilled  Congratulations!!

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familiar….? (Revised)

04 Monday Jan 2021


We still have this lovely bowl with the three round glass feet. So unique. And if memory serves us correctly, it was very reasonably acquired. Our secret:  we always doubled our retail selling price. It’s a common retail practice, but we must admit we priced this beauty – not based on price but on “value.” It was our way of preserving an item we personally valued as “priceless.”  It never sold. Lucky….for us.

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Lamps- A Pair – 1950’s – Handcrafted

04 Sunday Mar 2018

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A pair of Lamps, handcrafted using a laythe. Light mahogany stained wood. 18” tall from top of shade to the base. Base is 6” square. The shaft of this lamp is 8 3/4”.  Both have been fully restored. New sockets, new cords, new plugs and new almond color linen lampshades retailing for $40 each. A great pair for a console table behind a couch or for bedside. Selling now on Etsy.com at ContessasHome. $175.00 for the pair. These lamps were restored at the Lamplighter in Old Town, Alexandria, VA

Schonbek Crystal Chandelier

04 Saturday Mar 2017

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img_0218 img_0644 img_1257 img_0646 img_0648 img_0650We have recently relisted and placed  this beautiful completely restored Schonbek Crystal Chandelier for sale on Etsy.com. Our ContessasHome Etsy site is active and you can view it now. We now know that it is a Schonbek Chandelier. The relisting price for this lovely chandelier is now $650 USD.   We welcome inquiries.

SOLD – Vintage Hurricane Candlesticks

02 Monday May 2016

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imageSOLD today on etsy.com at ContessasHome. Beautiful pressed glass swirl “heavy” candlestick base and pristine glass hurricanes. Each piece has ten crystal gorgeous prisms. One of our wonderful finds from Cape Cod. Selling price – $ 345/pair

SOLD TODAY – Chandelier, Gilt, French, Circa 1940

15 Monday Feb 2016

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SOLD TODAY!!!

Chandelier, Gilt, French four arm with four candlelight bulbs. Twenty-eight hanging crystals total. Large center drop Crystal is two inches round and was $40 on its own. Each arm has five/two inch Crystal drops. The top and bottom four crystals are three inches each. The width of the chandelier is fifteen inches. The top to bottom measurement is twenty-three inches. The gilt gold patina is superb adding to the overall provenance of this piece.
It’s petite and very pretty. Strong French design. We have restored it with tiny copper wiring and a ceiling cap. It’s ready to install.
A lovely chandelier.

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Plant Stand, Wrought Iron

31 Sunday Jan 2016

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New listing today on eBay.com

Our eBay trade name is Contessashome2016  We love this plant stand.  It’s a Cape Cod original.  image image image

The Rembrandt Album, A Collection of Pictures

21 Thursday Jan 2016

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The Rembrandt Album, Box Set Collection of thirty-two pictures, by Rembrandt Van Rijn.  Reproduced and issued by various processes, The Heritage Press, New York. The pictures in this album are copies from Circa 1606 through 1669. A detailed two-page chronology is included with the collection of eight color photographs and twenty-four etchings, using painting, red chalk and pen and brush. Pencil sketch, and sepia/black and white photography are among this collection. Of particular interest is our signature featured piece, a red chalk of The Last Supper, about 1635, (after Leonardo da Vinci).
Photograph number thirty-one, and next to last, and smallest in the collection is of Rembrandt himself, a self portrait, about Circa 1663. A lovely collection and each rendering is top-mounted on 10″ x 13.5 toned paper. Suitable for immediate framing.

Selling on etsy.com at ContessasHome  $40




Lamps/Pair – Candlestick Style

14 Thursday Jan 2016

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Lamps, a pair. Candlestick style. Circa 1960. Lovely on an entry/foyer table, on your mantel, or on either side of a tressel/library table behind your formal sofa. Restored to perfection by our local, family owned, fifty-year lighting repair company. 23″ height, base is 4″, lamp shaft from base to socket is 15″. Shades (made in USA) are highest quality. $33 each, ebony black and brushed gold lined. High quality replacement new socket accommodates up to an 80watt bulb

Selling on etsy.com at ContessasHome $249/pair

 



Lamps, Pair, Handmade, Circa 1945

09 Saturday Jan 2016

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Pair of Mahogany base lamps. Measure 27.5 height. 10″ wide, across shade. Wood base is 6.5″. Handmade and turned professionally on a lathe. Wood shaft is 9 inches. Lovely dusty mahogany/lightly coated varnish. Restored to new.; includes new socket, cord, toggle switch, high quality brass harps and finials. Yours to use for up to 25 years. Shades are 100% pure linen. Purchased specifically for these lamps at the “Lamplighter” in Old Town, Alexandria, VA. Selling on etsy. com at ContessasHome  $225.00

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