Bradley & Hubbard Art Nouveau Brass Lilypad 1-Light Table Lamp

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American Art Nouveau brass table lamp, Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company, early 19th c., having shaped green glass shade with white interior, over single light encircled by pierced gallery, central standard issuing three stems ending at lily pads, rising on round base, marked in cast underfoot, observed operating, (one) stem separated from standard, overall: approx 18"h, 11"diam, 6lbs Provenance: From the estate of Connie Todd (Constance Clare Todd, Austin, Texas, 1941-2024). For many years, Connie Todd was the personal assistant to prominent Austin-based book publisher, photographer, and author Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019). Bill Wittliff wrote celebrated screenplays such as "Lonesome Dove" (1982), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), and "Barbarosa" (2000), and founded the regionally-oriented publishing company, Encino Press, with his wife Sally in 1963. Connie Todd later served as the founding director of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University from 1997-2010, transforming it into an internationally-acclaimed collection through noteworthy acquisitions such as the Cormac McCarthy archive. After retiring from Texas State, Connie Todd spent time traveling the world with friends and family.