art deco lamp is it

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i have a lamp i believe is deco but cannot find any thing on it .the lamp is about 10"high it is made of a chalk like material,it has a woman standing behind what appears to be the head of an elephant in comstume. the head has three large cut red glass embelishments which the light shows through.the woman behind has a toga like garment on with one breast exposed. i would be thankful for any information you can provide.

-- alan scott olvany (mostarrider@aol.com), January 20, 2003

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YOUR LAMP IS PURE ART DECO. I ALSO HAVE ONE. YOU DID NOT MENTION IT BUT SHE IS ALSO AN INSCENSE BURNER AND-IF THE PIECES ARE STILL THERE- A 'MOTION LAMP. THIS WOULD CONSIST OF A LIGHT BULP BLIP THAT IS POINTED ON THE END AND THE PIN WHEEL THAT TURNS FROM THE HEAT OF THE LAMP. i CAN EMAIL YOU A PICTURE AND BRIEF DESCRPTION OF OUR LAMPS I FOUND IN A BOOK ABOUT ART DECO. JEFF

-- JEFF PERRIN (JPERRIN1@KC.RR.COM), May 31, 2004.

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