| A lot of controversy surrounds the origins this lamp. The base is known to have been made by US Glass and is sometimes found with a cloth shade. Yet, the example shown here is typical with a Lined Lattice vase that has been used as the shade. Lined Lattice, of course, was made by Dugan. It's entirely possible that a distributor bought both the bases and the vases and combined them for a special order. Whatever the origin, they're highly desirable, with purple selling in the $350 to $500 range, occasionally bringing up to $800. A marigold example, with a cloth shade, brought $250 in 2003. In 2004, a purple example with no shade sold for $450 and in 2006, a purple lamp base with a Lined Lattice shade sold for $800 while one with a marigold painted shade brought $400.
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