CT's LAMP IDENTIFICATION - TRASH OR TREASURE
The Detroit News' 8/7/2009 weekend supplement's "Trash or Treasure" article had an unidentified reverse painted lamp as it's feature. Long established Detroit auction house, DuMouchelles, was asked to evaluate the lamp, but, did not establish a manufacturer. CT's has identified the lamp as being made by Charles Parker Co. out of Meriden, CT. Parker was known to make a boatload of products and was famous for it's hanging lamps. The only identifiable trait on their table lamps was a cloth label that was sewn into the felt on the bottom of the lamp. It is completely understandable that these labels could be lost over time. Even with the proper identification, DuMouchelles was on the mark in it's estimate...the lamp is worth $800-1,200.