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Thursday, March 22, 2012

In the store: Doria light fixture

This gorgeous vintage Doria light fixture was a recent estate sale find. It wasn't cheap, but my SIL fell in love with it at first sight and had to have it at the store. He and I hung it over his desk a few days ago, but when I wrote this post, he hadn't put a price tag on it yet.

He'll sell it eventually. In the meantime, he's just enjoying looking at it hanging over his head. I'm sure everyone who has a store runs across pieces he hates to see go, and this is one of his favorites.

Doria light fixture - Estate sale photo
Doria light fixture - Looking up from the desk in our store

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  1. That's an amazing light fixture. I've never seen anything like it (not that I'm an authority on light fixtures but I am old enough to have seen a little of everything!).

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    1. I had never seen one like it either. It's huge and so, so pretty! In fact, it's much prettier in person than we can capture with the camera.

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  2. Ooo I wouldn't want to see it go either.. It's very lovely!!

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    1. It's really hard not to fall in love with a lot of the things we find for the store!

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  3. awesome..i m in love with those pendants!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. They're very large and very sparkly. I want this to stick around for a while too. :)

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  4. wow! that's a beauty, alright! i've been looking for a pendant to go over my staircase forever. this one looks perfect, except for my tight purse strings maybe. darnit!

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    1. One like this would look great over a staircase, but unfortunately, the estate sale people knew what it was and priced it accordingly, so we can't pass along much of a bargain to our customers.

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  5. Really gorgeous! I would also want to keep it for a very long time!

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    1. Me too...I want to be sure I get plenty of ogling time on the Sundays when I work at the store. :)

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  6. I'm sure you will price this accordingly! Really nice and likely rare. We had a pair of stunning Lightolier chandeliers last year that we probably under priced, but still did well on. I really would have loved to have taken one home...All us store owners always have to part with pieces we love...:(

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    1. Yes, there's still an orange Richard Schultz daybed and a cream colored Adrian Pearsall sofa that I miss. :(

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  7. Stunning! I would never be able to sell that lamp if i had it in my possession. Yet another one-of-a-kind mid2mod find.

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    1. I said to my SIL last night, "You really don't want to sell it, do you?" He said, "Awwwww...not yet. I still want to enjoy it for a while." I was pretty sure that's how he felt. :)

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