Stairways to heaven, via a Led Zeppelin lamp or a Pharaonic jar

AN early 20th century Tiffany Favrile ten-light lamp was an unusual consignment for a provincial auction house. The market for Tiffany is largely based in America and even the major London rooms tend to sell their best consignments through their New York rooms. However, the family of the late Peter Grant, former manager of the legendary rock group Led Zeppelin, live locally and put his lamp into Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Saleroom's (15% buyer's premium) September 3 sale.

The result, nevertheless, was much the same. Although the lamp lacked two of its ten gold Favrile gl…

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