This Appraisal report has been prepared to determine the Replacement Value* of personal property belonging to :

Name: XXXXXX
 

Statement of Intent

I have no present or future interest in the purchase of the items appraised and have prepared this report for a fee of $18.95 as of this date, October 20 , 2007. The appraisal valuation is based on numerous factors affecting the value of the item(s) to be appraised. Individual factors may vary from item to item,  but in reaching a value conclusion all should be considered. The following factors are not all embracing,  but in each instance must be considered:

(1)  The purpose and intent of the appraisal
(2)  Clear identification of each item
(3)  Where available, the provenance, or history of the item
(4)  The quality of the item
(5)  Its comparable value and condition
(6) The date of the appraisal

 Declaration of Hypothetical Appraisal or Limiting Factors

Where an appraisal is based on either wholly, or partially, hypothetical facts, such conditions and limiting factors must be stated in the appraisal in clear and concise terms . This allows the recipient of the appraisal sufficient information as to how the valuation has been reached. At Wilcox & Hall we use the same methods to determine value for our Online Appraisals as we do for our regular appraisals for Insurance, Estate and Tax purposes, but since our Online appraisals are based on information such as video, digital or photographic evidence and not direct physical examination this appraisal should be considered hypothetical.
 

M.P.Wilcox

* Replacement Value is considered to be the cost of comparable items available in the appropriate market, in this case the General Antique/Lamps Market.. Dealers in the business generally offer to purchase items at 30 - 50% of the appraised replacement value.

Item Description

(1.) One Reverse-Painted Handel Lamp # 5851, Circa 1910. The reverse- painted conical type shade depicting a floral decoration of daffodils.  The shade mounted on a spelter bulbous vase form base with a patinated finish.

Markings

Marked inside the shade "Handel 5851R",  marked on the finial /cap "Handel Pat'd No.979664". Bottom of the base marked "Handel"

Measurements

As provided by the owner, height of shade, 11 inches, circumference 56 inches. Base measures 28 inches in height.

Condition

In very good condition with no damage evident in the images provided or reported by the owner

Provenance

The present owner has reported, " Purchased by my Grandfather, in Detroit, circa 1920-25. Passed to my mother in 1957 and given to me".

Conclusions & Valuations

In recent years* other  examples of Handel's # 5851 lamp have sold at auction for $14,300.00 with pre- sale listings in the $12,000- 14,000 range. It is our opinion that this example would currently have a replacement value in the  $16,000- $18,000 range

*Saturday, April 10th, 1999 Fontaines Auction's, sold for $10,450.00
 
 

Historical background

The Handel Lamp Company of Meriden, Connecticut began production in 1885 as a partnership between Philip Julius Handel, age nineteen, and Adolph Eydam, age twenty-one. The company, founded as Eydam & Handel first specialized in glass decorating and lamp manufacturing using bases from other suppliers. The company began the production of their own lamp bases in 1902 with the opening of the Handel foundry, allowing production of the lamps completely "In house". The lamps were made in a variety sizes that ranged from boudoir to floor lamps to 18" diameter table lamps. The company is best known for their reverse painted lamps, hand painted with a wide array of beautiful lamps with subjects ranging from historical scenes to birds, flowers and butterflies.  No two lamps even with the same design number by the same artist were ever identical, the success of each lamp depended largely on the ability of the artist. There are better examples of each design number, usually the ones signed by the artist bringing a premium value over unsigned shades.  The company ceased production in 1936 as the demand for Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts style faded. In today's market all Handel lamps are highly sought after with prices ranging from $2000.00 dollars for lamps with simpler designs to over $100,000 for extreme rarities with "One of a kind" variations on a design theme.

M.P. Wilcox