Topic: Question about Riedel Glass Kneeling Lady Lamp Base - Made in Japan

[auliya]

Thanks Angela  and Christine - I somehow managed to get that muddled up, lol. It is certainly hard to get any concrete information about this lamp base/candlestick. I can't even find if anyone has seen another one the same. Ohio mentions seeing one (or similar) but much smaller, this one is the same size as the Riedel ones. Still, perhaps something will surface eventually :-)
cheers
Auliya

[Simba]

Yes indeed Auliya...hopefully someone has a hidden stash of catalogues somewhere just waiting to be discovered...wouldn't that be fantastic, although it is fun researching these 'unknown' pieces because I always find bits of information on other pieces though rarely on the actually piece I am researching....lol 

[Ohio]

Not certain but perhaps I can add a bit to what Angela stated. Now pictured is an imported Japanese perfume to the U.S. by Irving Rice, probably the most successful & influencial overall vanity importer in U.S. history as they have been in business importing Czech, West Germany, Japan, and finally Taiwan vanity items for at least 8 decades. I bought this 12/14 at a large local monthly show at our state fairgrounds from a quite knowledgable vanity items Japanese lady. She stated it was from the late 1950s & we had a brief discussion centering on if the label was removed it could easily pass as Deco style Czech. I bought it as a documentary example of what IRice was importing during this time period, took a picture & put it in my mall intact with label & documentation.

Of course you can imagine what happened next. A fellow dealer bought it (I know this because another dealer saw the dealer go to my showcases & buy it as soon as I left) immediately removed the Japan Import label & renamed it 30's Czech in his showcase with a 50% markup. Typical behavior.

Anyway it might (or might not) help add to the topic.

[Simba]

Ohio...Anne and I are having a discussion about Japanese bottles in the Glass trinket set section ...would you post your comment there too please it is very interesting...thanks

[Ohio]

Simba...Done. Ken

[Simba]

Could Irving Rice have also imported lamps like Auliya's ...there is a section on Irving Rice in the book on Czech Perfume bottles by Jacquelyne Jones-North I am reading ...I haven't read all that section yet but I see they imported all sorts of 'Boudoir' items like Clocks, hand mirrors, powder bowls etc ?

[Ohio]

I would say absolutely. Irving Rice was a large importer for decades. If you go the eBay U.S. & type in irice perfume it will bring up hundreds of bottles. Have to say though that I think thats a blank that can be used as a candlestick & also be used as a lamp base as I had one several year ago & it was properly drilled for the cord & socket not the water lamp type of connection that does not enter the glass.