PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
ITEM ID: F1480
STYLE: Art Nouveau/Art Deco
MATERIAL: Cast Iron
CONDITION: As described, rewired
FINISH: As described
MEASURES: 13″ (33 cm) x 8″ (20.3 cm) x 6″ (15 cm) sans light bulb
AGE: C 1930
ORIGIN: Markel, USA
ITEM TYPE: Bare bulb flush mount
SOCKETS: 60-watt or LED
xMarkel Flush Mounts
$350.00
In 1922 Howard Carter found the tomb of King Tutankhamen which began a renewal of interest in all things Egyptian. This fixture seems to have been inspired by both art deco and Egyptian design motifs. Markel Electric Products of Buffalo, N.Y. added these flush mounts to their 8100 Line in 1930.
They were painted in many colors, including pastels, but always as shown here. We have restored these fixtures as a labor of love as we consider the design to be evocative of a time long gone. The ziggurat, an Egyptian architectural form, is used over and over again in various ways.
In restoring these fixtures, we restored the old finish without destroying it. We didn’t “improve” on the design by adding our own ideas of how it could look better with our colors accenting difference features of the design. These are restored originals, no rust, sockets original (very iimportant for these fixtures).
These Markel flush mounts are the original green with the original grand hanging finial. Gone to North Carolina.
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