19th century, a green quartz lidded jar converted to a table lamp, the elaborately relief carved green quartz urn has two shaped handles and is carved with lotus blossoms and birds in raised relief, the cover fits into a filigree metal band that is attached to top of urn, the cover has a large carved phoenix finial, the covered urn is raised on tiered metal mount and fitted hardwood stand, a cylindrical metal shaft rises from the base and is attached to metal band where cover is set and runs to a single socket at top, with lampshade, and a dragon finial.

HOA 35 1/2 in.

From the Collection of the late Sterling Boyd, Raleigh, North Carolina
Sterling Boyd was a consummate collector and Southern gentleman. Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, he studied art history at Sewanee: The University of the South, Oberlin College, and received his doctorate from Princeton University. He shared his enthusiasm for the fine arts through positions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond and the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Boyd also taught and mentored future art historians at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and later headed the art department at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Following his academic and museum careers, Sterling Boyd channeled his talents for interior design and decoration. His Raleigh apartment was a cabinet of curiosities, each item carefully collected from his world travels and perfectly placed in his jewel box of a home.

Minor and loss to edges throughout; wood base has a white sticky residue to it.