Description

Description: This is a beautiful early 1920s threaded glass lamp shade made by Lustre Art. The shade has gold/green hearts on an iridescent ivory background, overlaid with gold threading; the interior has an iridescent gold finish. The shade has a wide shoulder and a flared, slightly scalloped rim. It measures 5 1/4" high and has a diameter of 5" at the rim and 2 1/4" at the fitter. It is signed "Lustre Art" in the typical script on the inside of the fitter rim. Item #DA00089

Lustre Art was founded in 1920 by former Quezal employees Conrad Vahlsing and Frank Paul after Vahlsing had a falling-out with his father-in-law, who was the founder of Quezal. They used designs and formulas very similar to those of Quezal, and made art glass shades until 1923.

Condition: Fine