L.075
A very imposing, feudal pillar lamp in the French Empire style by the renowned Berlin lamp manufacturer Stobwasser, probably made around 1870-1890.
This lamp was originally offered on eBay Germany as an electric floor lamp with a shade made of "elephant skin" cardboard. One had soldered a modern shade holder for electric lamps to a very nice antique lamp column. I removed the electrified part and converted the lamp to a pure kerosene/paraffin lamp. The only thing that links it to Stobwasser is the very characteristic metal undermount of the glass font. This undermount was fixed to the lamp from the beginning.
The design of the base and the column clearly belong to the second half of the 19th century. I perceive this style as "Empire style". The whole arrangement consists of 4 pieces of onyx marble and finely cast brass parts. The brass garland running diagonally around was broken in two places and had to be carefully soldered. The upper marble column unfortunately fell off my table and broke into 5 pieces, which I carefully glued back together.
Years later, I found a very beautiful glass font with a gold garland of leaves all around, which fitted the style of the lamp perfectly, as if it had been made for this lamp. I plastered this font into the existing metal undermount and since then it complements this lamp in the best way. Lastly, I fitted the lamp with a high-quality Elite burner, an original Odin chimney (a brand of Carl Holy for the French market) and a beautiful hand-painted tulip shade.
The finished lamp, assembled from parts from different sources, is certainly one of the most beautiful and valuable column lamps in my collection. My wife calls it a "palace lamp".
Lamp Data
Added by me:
Glass font, burner, glass chimney, tulip shade and globe holder.
Cleaning and repairs:
The upper, broken onyx marble column glued. The brass flower garland soldered together in two places. The glass font cemented into the metal undermount.
Lamp body:
Very imposing, feudal-looking column (height without font 43 cm). Base of very fine, baroque patterned, multiple openwork brass casting, square, 19 x 19 cm. Two square plates of onyx marble. Two-part column of onyx marble (the upper one broken and glued) and several brass parts, partly in fine, ornamental brass casting. The diagonally circulating rose garland of cast brass broken and soldered in 2 places. Corinthian capital of cast brass.
Font of light green optically blown glass, transparent, golden painted leaves, Ø 169 mm. Font undermount original by Stobwasser.
Burner:
20’’’ Elite burner of Carl Holy, Berlin, with gallery raiser and extinguisher.
Wick knob marked: Odin (Logo of Carl Holy for the French market). Black glass inlay.
Original flame disc Carl Holy of type hat-on-sieve-tube.
Flat wick 85 mm.
Glass chimney:
20’’’ Matador chimney with slim bulge. Height 277 mm, Ø fitter 64 mm.
Marked: Cristal Supérieur 20''' + Logo Odin Carl Holy.
Shade and shade holder:
Tulip shade, colourless glass, frosted, embossed, painted flowers and butterflies, amber-coloured crown.
Height 225 mm, Ø fitter 84 and bulge 171 mm.
85 mm globe holder for 20’’’ burners.
Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 53.6 cm, total height with chimney 85.5 cm.
Total weight 5650 g.
