1980s Vintage Handmade Lamp Shade

Description

A “Shades of Olde Richmond” … original
handmade lamp shade.

Wonderful fabric.
Still vibrant.
Might be … may be … … more A “Shades of Olde Richmond” … original
handmade lamp shade.

Wonderful fabric.
Still vibrant.
Might be … may be … Schumacher fabric.

My mother and father … among other creative ventures … established a business, 40 years ago, called “Shades of Olde Richmond” … as in lamp shades … and … as in Richmond, Indiana.

In fact, the picture of the home on our actual Chairish business listing for Save The Whales Antiques … is their … personal residence that they lovingly restored … beginning in 1980.

That home was/is still … a masterpiece….

My mother meticulously, and expertly created well over a hundred lamp shades from scratch; rings, liner; fabric; grosgrain; and trim.

She made special order shades for local residents out of fabric of their choice and wholesaled dozens and dozens alone … to an upscale boutique gift shop in the Indianapolis area, called Down By The Ducks…for years…in the 80s and 90s.

I still have a couple dozen in my possession. In pristine condition.

Hate to part with any of them.

But, gotta … clean some house; and share their creations.

And … most of them are still in outstanding shape.

This is but one of them.

The rings are tight as a drum. It is drum style shade, after all.

Its dimensions -

Height - 9”
Upper Ring - 10”
Lower Ring - 11”

The red textured grosgrain is in quite fine shape.

This particular shade has been “in storage” for the past 30+ years … not subjected to an interior light bulb; explaining the still graphic colors.

It’ll go fast.

Just sayin’. less