Antique Lamp 14k Nib Pen Set Bronze Sculpture Athena in Battle w/Shield & Spear

Antique Lamp 14k Nib Pen Set Bronze Sculpture Athena in Battle w/Shield & Spear $300 - Lamp itself Measures 25.5in to top of finial, 12.5 to top of shield, 11.25in wide. 7in deep. - Dated between 1800's to 1920s - Winston Porter Bell Lampshade: Silk shantung, Cream color - Overall: 14" wide x 8.875" high x 8.875" deep; Top: 11.375" wide, 7.25" deep - Continental Bronze Figure of Athena in Battle, with left arm raised holding a shield with a grotesque mask on the face and the right hand clutching a spear. Circa 3rd quarter 19th century to 1st quarter 20th century. Mounted on a black marble plinth with two Sheaffer’s fountain pens each having 14k gold nibs. Also mounted as a desk lamp with dual sockets each with chain pulls. All of this sits on an additional thick wood plinth. - Athena is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill. Athena is portrayed as a shrewd companion of heroes and is the patron goddess of heroic endeavor. - Condition: Bronze is in excellent condition, few small chips to marble plinth and a small crack on back of plinth, one of the pen holders is a little melted around the top rim. These defects are typical for the age and noticeable only under scrutiny.