Topic: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?

[Della]

Hi all 

This lady was obviously part of something and I presume that she had something under her feet and something above her head. I can't find anything similar, so I thought that I would pick the brains of all of you. 


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She is 260mm tall and very heavy.
TIA
Della
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[selina]

She looks like a bottle or decanter top.... Im thinking she may be Nefertiti if that helps with a future search.

Trudy

[Tigerchips]

She looks like a pillar?

http://daphne.palomar.edu/mhudelson/WorksofArt/02Egyptian/2099.html

[Della]

Thanks Trudy & Tony 

I still haven't found anything similar under Nefertiti, Trudy. I think that at 10 1/4" in height she is a little large for a bottle stopper though 

She must have had a base though, and a top. There are remnants of gold paint around the edge of the protruding top piece. 

I will keep looking.

[Max]

Della, I was thinking part of a chandelier or something?  Chandeliers often have interconnecting parts, so it's a possibility perhaps? 

I have to admit, it'd be a very exotic chandelier though!

[Sue C]

Hi Della,because of Howard Carter and the discovery of king Tut's tomb, in the 1920's people were fascinated with all thing's Egyptian, i think your figure was a table lamp with the base missing and the top would have maybe held a glass globe, but i'm probably wrong as usual 

[heartofglass]

Hi Della,
how about a comport stem? That would account for there being fittings at both ends of the figurine. I can imagine this figure as the stem or columnar support for a very chic deco style comport.

[Della]

Hi Max, Sue & Marinka   

Well, Annelies says lamp, I thought maybe comport, but never thought of chandelier.
When I saw that Sue C had replied, I got really excited, because if it is out there, Sue normally finds it, or something similar. I am still very grateful for all of you input 

[Sue C]

HEY!!! i hav'nt given up yet!! 

[selina]

 "I think that at 10 1/4" in height she is a little large for a bottle stopper though  "

Hey Della,

I suggested the bottle stopper because of this one that I own...
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3423

As you can see its quite tall...and the base on yours was what reminded me of this one too..same base that looks like it fits in a bottle neck. The one I have is Murano, maybe they had an Egyptian series too!
Trudy