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Pair of Lamps

Maker: Boardman and Company (American, 1825–27)

Candlestick

Maker: Henry Hopper (American, active 1842–47)

Candlestick

Maker: Henry Hopper (American, active 1842–47)

Pair of Lamps

Maker: Capen and Molineux (American)

Two candlesticks

Maker: George Ridout (American, active ca. 1751)

Pair of candlesticks

Maker: William Garret Forbes (American, 1751–1840)

Pair of Candlesticks

Maker: William Garret Forbes (American, 1751–1840)

Ship's Lamp

Maker: Endicott and Sumner (American, 1846–1851)

Pair of Candlesticks

Maker: Myer Myers (American, 1723–1795)

Pair of Chamber Candlesticks

Maker: William Forbes (American, 1799–1864)
Maker: Ball, Tompkins and Black (American, active ca. 1839–51)

Student's lamp

Maker: Manhattan Brass Company

Bronze desk lamp

Maker: Handel (American)

Table lamp

Designer: Walter Von Nessen (American, born Germany, 1889–1943)
Manufacturer: Nessen Studio, Incorporated (American, founded 1927)

Standing Floor Lamp

Designer: Walter Von Nessen (American, born Germany, 1889–1943)
Manufacturer: Nessen Studio, Incorporated (American, founded 1927)

Lamp

Maker: Bernard W. Fischer (American, 1900–1986)

Candleholder

Maker: J. Charles Burdick (American, active 1907–22)

Candlestick

Maker: Helen Keeling Mills (American, 1871–1939)

"Silvershade" candlestick

Designer: Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917–2007)
Retailer: Swid Powell (American, 1982–2001)

Three prototype candlesticks, "Drum" pattern

Designer: Geoffrey Beene (American, 1927–2004)
Retailer: Swid Powell (American, 1982–2001)

Three prototype candlesticks, "Drum" pattern

Designer: Geoffrey Beene (American, 1927–2004)
Retailer: Swid Powell (American, 1982–2001)

Candlestick

Designer: Calvin Klein (American, born 1942)
Retailer: Swid Powell (American, 1982–2001)

Sample candlestick

Designer: Calvin Klein (American, born 1942)
Retailer: Swid Powell (American, 1982–2001)

Sample votive candleholders

Designer: Calvin Klein (American, born 1942)
Retailer: Swid Powell (American, 1982–2001)

Pair of Candle Holders

Designer: Laurits Christian Eichner (American, born Denmark, 1894–1967)

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