Bournique Arts & Crafts, Cone Flower, Gold Outlined, 4 Sided Lighting Shades

  

I have a pair of these shades and each one is approximately 5" tall to the top lip and is 5 5/8" square. The shade will hang down about 4 7/8 from the fitter when mounted. The fitter neck measures 2 1/8" and will fit any standard 2 1/4" fitter cup. The shades have a wonderful Arts and Crafts geometric shape. The shade displays a raised relief pattern of Cone Flowers tied to a trellis.

This pattern is on each side. The pattern is outlined in a 18kt gold and simulate leaded glass. This is set against a textured caramel beige Kokomo glass stained glass with smooth interior. The outside has a grainy raised glass texture on all 4 sides.

The inside of the shade is smooth to the touch on all the sides. One shade is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no post factory nicks, cracks, or chips. The other shade has a crack that extends over 2 panels.

The crack is extremely secure and it is my belief that it will not travel and break off. These shades are made out of a single piece of stained glass. T he fitter on the inside of both is a little bit rough but it is my belief it was made this way. The shade is unsigned but is well documented that Adolphe Bournique of Kokomo, Indiana created this style of lighting. The glass actually looks like it was made by The Kokomo Glass Company which was located in the same town.

The gold shows signs of wear but when you inspect the shades you see that the outline still has most of the gold on it. This is the first time I have ever seen them.

I would consider these to be quite rare. Those of you who collect shades especially hard to find ones will surely welcome these into your Collection. These shades are an excellent example in both form and color. It will work great with Mission, Arts and Crafts as some Victorian themes.

You can use these in a Wall Sconce, Floor or Table Lamp as well as the multi-light Pan Chandeliers. Adolphe Bournique was a gaffer from Meriden Flint Glass Works of Meriden, CT.

This town was home to Bradley & Hubbard, Handel Lamp, The Miller Lamp and The Charles Parker Lamp Company. One time this town was dubbed "The Lighting Capital of the US". Kokomo glass started in business in 1888. I suspect that Adolphe Bournique immigrated to Kokomo for employment as Meriden Flint Glass Works went out of business in 1888. The glass texture looks very similar to Kokomo Stained Glass as I suspect he either he copied the glass recipe or he bought glass from them.

He was employed by Kokomo Glass until 1907 when he left them to form his own company. He produced a full line of these type shades for just a few years beginning in 1912 as he died in 1913. This is a mold pressed shade made from stained glass.

Nobody really knows how he made these shades and the company was short lived. These were the best 2 1/4 slag glass shades that were ever made.

A short lived company which folded when the founder died, and like many glass workers he took his secrets with him. No store lets you out of the building with the merchandise unless it is paid for.

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