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Gilt-brass and Glass "Geo W. Frantz" Fire Pumper Lantern, Devoursney Brothers, 389 Broome Street, New York, late 19th century. image 1
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Lot 70

Gilt-brass and Glass "Geo W. Frantz" Fire Pumper Lantern,
Devoursney Brothers, 389 Broome Street, New York, late 19th century.

9 May 2023, 10:00 EDT
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sold for US$9,562.50 inc. premium

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Gilt-brass and Glass "Geo W. Frantz" Fire Pumper Lantern,

Devoursney Brothers, 389 Broome Street, New York, late 19th century.
With eagle finial atop a ribbed dome, above a compact baluster section and four-sided lantern with shield-form etched beveled glass panels, two blue-cut-to-clear panels reading "Geo. W. Frantz," one colorless panel with emblems of firefighting, and one red-cut-to-clear panel with the fire pumper from which this lantern was reportedly removed, small maker's tag affixed to the top of the lantern section, (minor imperfections).
Ht. 20 3/4 in.

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Provenance
Descended in the family George W. Frantz who was the chief of the Buffalo Fire Department.

American Furniture and Decorative Arts, Skinner Auctions, Boston, Massachusetts, February 27, 2016, Lot 445.

The present consignor.

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