L.317

A former Moderator oil lamp with ceramic vase, made around 1850-1870. Electrified sometime in the 20th century. All the Moderator technology inside is present except for the destroyed burner.

The baluster-shaped vase of black-glazed ceramic has been hand-painted in gold paint with flowers and a large butterfly. The gold painting is very well preserved and gives the lamp a contrasting, fresh appearance.

The vase still has the Moderator technique in it; they had only sawed and destroyed the burner to fit an electric socket to it. I had to saw quite a lot off it to fit the brass undermount arrangement I had put together.

I cemented the crystal glass font into the brass undermount. A Reform burner from Arlt & Fricke with a marked Kalthoff chimney and a classically beautiful St. Louis tulip shade completed the lamp in style.

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Glass font, burner, glass chimney, tulip shade and globe holder.

Cleaning and repairs:
The electrical socket removed; brass undermount soldered; font cemented in place.

Lamp body:
Base of ornamental cast brass, on 3 feet, Ø 153 mm. Vase of black glazed ceramic in baluster form, hand-painted butterfly and flowers, Ø 143 mm. Lamp body of a former Moderator lamp. Moderator technique partially present inside. Later electrified.
Baccarat font, colourless crystal glass, 2 rows of olive cuts, Ø 141 mm. The font can be removed with the threaded rod.

Burner:
14’’’ Reform Kosmos burner of Arlt & Fricke, Berlin.
Wick knob marked: Rundbrenner.
Flat wick 65 mm.

Glass chimney:
14’’’ Kalthoff chimney. Height 280 mm, Ø fitter 53 mm.
Marked: Deutscher Reform-Cylinder 14''' + lion.

Shade and shade holder:
Tulip shade by St. Louis, colourless glass, embossed and frosted, deep-etched, 6-panel bulbous and diagonally divided, top rim fluted and frilled.
Height 202 mm, Ø fitter 67 and bulge 148 mm.
70 mm globe holder for 14’’’/15’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 43.3 cm, total height with chimney 75.5 cm.
Total weight 2760 g.