This is the 10 1/4 inch Peach (Tan) Venetian Art Craft vase lamp. There is no doubt about the peach color on this particular one.

 

 

Okay, so if the peach colored lamp at the top is a Peach Venetian Art Craft vase lamp--what is this one? Is this the Tan? They sure don't look a lot alike, but they do have the same designation in the "Collectors Manual and Price Guide #23."

I have a little problem with two lamps being so drastically different being considered only color variations of the same lamp. For one thing one is peach, while the other of course is tan, but that's not the only difference in these two lamps.

The color design on the peach is "one color" that is variegated in design. The variegation is simply shades of the same color, while the variegation on the tan lamp is a blend of at least three colors. The colors are blue, red, and black, with no hint of the peach color in the entire lamp.

In my own opinion the color pattern on the tan lamp should be considered more of a "Variegated tan" like it's 12 inch relative, rather than being grouped with the peach vase lamp. These two lamps are not close enough in color or pattern to be considered equals, or simple color variations.

 

 

The blue dot in the above photo designate the area where blue variegation is present, while the red dot designates the area of red. The glare diminishes the read to a degree but it's there as are areas of black in other areas on the vase. This is not the most pronounced pattern I have seen on this style of vase. I have seen examples where the red, blue, and black were more prominent. One thing for sure is this lamp does not resemble the peach variegated lamp at the top of the page.

 

 

Okay this is a better comparison of the pattern on the two lamps. There is no doubt that one is peach and the other tan, and the paint schemes on both are considerable different in nature. In my own opinion this tan lamp should have a separate designation rather than being included along with the Peach Venetian Art Craft. The only thing similar to me is that they are both Venetian Art Craft vases.

 

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