(A) Fancifully etched panels of glass hanging from a hexagonal brushed nickel French flush-mount fixture from around 1925. It's 10 1/2 top to bottom and 8 1/2 inches across at the top. $1975. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(B) Hanging 9 long and about 5 wide, this "petit" lamp sports all the Modernist touches you might want! $485. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(C) Wedding cake the French way, eclipsing the American variety once again... ho-hum... The metal is freshly chrome-plated (brass), and this fetching little fixture hangs at about 19 inches. $875. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(D) Deco meets Flame? A great renickeled holder, n'est-ce pas? It's about 10 long and 7 wide. $595. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(E) "Less is more" wins the day once again, with this cute little Moderne fixture. It hangs 12 inches long, and is about 18 in diameter. The glass, that very rare clear etched 30's glass, is thicker than 1/4 inch. Sorry, this one's SOLD. The good news is that I have purchased another, virtually identical except that it's larger, with a width of perhaps 24 inches. $2300. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(F) This honey's about eight inches square at the top, and it hangs a mere six inches and a half long. Note the work on the surfaces of the brushed nickel wrought iron. $875. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(G) The American fixture's about 10 inches across, 8 long. The fitter is new. Sorry, 10 inches across all gone!! SOLD!!! (H) I've got a pair of these cuties... the glass has a nice bit of opalescence to it, so the light is warm. They're about a foot long, six across. New fitter. $275 each. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(I) Well, in all honestly there's nothing French about this, but so it goes. It's American, probably from the 40's, and was probably inspired by a French design! The thick glass star is about 14 inches across and the fixture hangs about 10 inches overall. It's in mint-original condition, and a great light source with three bulbs! $575. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(J) Yum Yum is all I can say. Heavy, cast bronze or brass, each ray a magnificent sculpture unto itself. It takes two tiny bulbs and the entire diameter is about 13 inches. It hangs down about 3 inches! The bad news: some baboon screwed down the finial a little too tightly and the glass has a hairline crack in it. The good news: the crack isn't visible when the finial's in place. This is one of the loveliest fixtures I've ever hauled out of France! BUY IT, you will thank yourself forever!!! $775. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(K) This is a signed Schneider bowl, in a rare configuration. As shown it hangs about 15 inches long, and of course links can be taken out of the chain to shorten it. It's about 10 inches in diameter. This design is one of the most favored in French lighting. $1800. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(L) TWO of these splendid French 20's iron and glass lighting boxes can be yours! They're eminently practical, as well as handsome. The frosted glass creates a soft, diffused light. There is a thumb screw which allows the bottom panel to be swung open for easy bulb replacement. And... you can light up the world with these! There's no electrical fixture with them, you just install some 2, 3, or 4 bulb holder right into your ceiling box, then screw this fixture to the ceiling directly (each corner has a hole for that purpose). Voila! Measurements: 20 by 15 overall, 8 inches deep. $1275 each. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(M) This little chromed jewel hangs about 9 inches down and is about 14 across. The chrome and paint are MINT (this is what we call "new-old" in our ever-so-poetic fashion). With three bulbs, you can bring enough light in to play Scrabble. Ray and Carla are the proud new owners! SOLD!!!

(N) About a foot long, acid-etched designs which are painted! Tres chic for American, n'est-ce pas? "Quaint." $435. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(O) Two simply marvelous, dahling, pieces of glass complete this fixture, which hangs about 8 inches long, a foot across. Sorry, these were too simply marvelous to last; they are SOLD!!!

(P) Closing in on the Moderne, again, with a dramatic though sparsely ornamented shade and a polished aluminum fitter, vintage of course. $275. Oh, how rude, one is SOLD!!! Not to worry, however; I have one more just like you see it, and another with the same shade in pink and white, tres shabby-chic (with identical metal)! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(Q) This blazing beauty is bound to buoy and bolster your ... spirits. It hangs about a foot and is a little wider than a foot. The metal, in its original bronze finish, contrasts nicely with the brightness of the opalescence, but it would be stunning in brushed or bright nickel, n'est-ce pas? $1700. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(R) And speaking of our French amis, here's a visual delight. The metal's shown "dans l'etat" but can be redone in nickel or ... (your choice). It hangs about 24 inches as shown. $1400. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(S) This older fixture belongs in "other styles of French lighting," but I couldn't resist showing it here because it's such a shortie! Those signed Noverdy shades are the soup-to-nuts, huh? And the bronze patina, yum-yum. It hangs about 17 inches long. $1900. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(T) Don't you just hate it when they photograph a light fixture on the table, then turn the photo upside down and call it a ceiling? I mean, WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE??? Heh, heh. This one's about a foot across and hangs about 7 or 8 inches deep. Zee glass, she ees special, non? Surrounded by polished brass as you see it, available to nickel-plating. $1200. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(U) THE CLOWNS!! THEY'VE DONE IT AGAIN!!! This absolutely INCREDIBLE piece of glass is signed Degue, of course, as you who recognize Degue's designs can so readily point out to the rest of us novices. It's about 14 inches wide and hangs about 9 inches. My plan is to create an apparatus very similar to the apparatus on the ceiling fixture shown above, item (T). Pas de probleme pour moi. In the range of $2900, depending on the design and cost of the metal apparatus to hang it. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(V) The glass is convex, believe it or not... It hangs quite close to the ceiling (about 8 inches), and it's about 19 inches across. Doesn't get any better, huh? $1250. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(W) What an insanely cool light! It only hangs about 9 inches long, and when it's lit, some light illuminates the space between the two chromed pieces, giving it at totally Moderne look you seek and almost never find. The top piece of metal (brass actually, with its original chrome plating) fits snug against the ceiling. The top piece is in the neighborhood of 20 inches across! I put in exactly the wrong bulb for this pathetic excuse for a photo, forgive me. When it's properly lit, the entire globe lights up evenly. $875. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(X) One delightful flush-mount fixture by Degue, measuring 8 inches by 8, about 6 1/2 deep. It can be outfitted with 2 bulbs, and I've installed porcelain sockets and high heat-resistant wire. The metal is solid brass with a recently applied brushed nickel finish. These Degues just prance right out the door, and you can see why!!! SOLD!!!

(Y) This 13-inch diameter alabaster shade has been restored to perfection (by yours truly), it's as smooth as Baby's ... cheek. It only hangs down about 15 inches overall, an ideal candidate for a lower ceiling. $1750. I have a pair! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

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