Thanks, Linda...sweet of you to get back to me so quickly, OH REVERED AND GREAT ONE!!! Actually, the lady at my favorite lamp shade store knew the guy who made similar lamps (down to the plain ball finial!) and suggested maybe it was the same maker, and told me he must be well up in years now. He must have been a local Florida fellow. I Googled, no luck. Nevertheless, somehow the lamp when I bought it at Goodwill for $9.99, seemed unfinished. It was white and chalky..the chalk would rub off onto my fingers. As if it had been primed with chalk, but not painted! Mom dusted it well, applied artists' gesso as a primer, and then we spray painted it ivory bisque. When we took it to the lampshade store, that is when the lady suggested it was one of George's lamps. We selected a new shade, and threw on a lovely tassel that has the colors of Mom's bedroom, and kind of hangs about where the "knees" would be on this statuesque lamp, and OMG, it is now a REAL beauty! Mom LOVES the lamp!! We were just wondering about who would have made a lamp that just wasn't "finished" ....and left all chalky, alone, and forlorn in the thrift store!!! Thanks for your help, Linda!

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Bump... natal, yes, I accidentally posted it in the woodworking forum, and saw the reply from bob. However, my question still remains how to incorporate the painted risers and leaving the trim stained in the rest of the house and if this could be done nicely.

I posted some ideas for you over on your original post.