L.052

A great, probably quite old German lamp, found in eBay France. The lamp was complete except for the missing glass chimney. The glass vase is finished with a wide brass ring at the top and also contains an additional container made of sheet iron, which is unusual in this type of glass lamps.

When I got the lamp, I found out that the Kosmos burner was from Wild & Wessel. On the wick knob you can only read “Kosmos=Brenner”. The sign "=" as hyphen was common in Germany in the second half of the 19th century. The back of the wick knob has no W&W-typical decorative cord. But the wick tube is marked "Patent Breveté", which is very typical for W&W. This clarifies the provenance of the burner very clearly. One must now find out whether this logo was intended for dealers.

The burner and the ball shade are in very good condition. Only the chimney was missing from the lamp, but I was able to replace it with a German Kosmos chimney.

The ball shade is not etched in the transparent lower half, but engraved with an engraving wheel. The finely engraved background decoration is very similar to that of the old Sinumbra tulip shades. This glass globe must also be quite old. I estimate the lamp to be completed around 1870-1875. It could even be from W&W.

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Glass chimney.

Cleaning and repairs:
Not necessary.

Lamp body:
Base and vase uniformly of mould-blown glass, but without break-off hole. Base stepped, painted with wide pink bands and decorative lines, Ø 159 mm.
Vase of white milk glass, front with painted flowers in an oval frame; golden decorative lines rather rubbed off, top finished with a wide brass ring, Ø 121 mm. In the vase an additional container of galvanised sheet iron, not removable.
Font of the same milk glass, lacquered to match the base, profiled, Ø 136 mm.

Burner:
14’’’ Kosmos burner of Wild & Wessel, Berlin, presumably for dealers.
Wick knob marked: Kosmos=Brenner.
Wick tube marked: Patent Breveté.
Flat wick 67 mm.

Glass chimney:
14’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 258 mm, Ø fitter 53 mm.
Marked: Prima Kristall 14''' + crown.

Shade and shade holder:
Ball shade, colourless glass, frosted on top, transparent with engraved motifs on the bottom.
Height 170 mm, Ø fitter 84 and bulge 188 mm.
85 mm globe holder for 14’’’/15’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 33.2 cm, total height with chimney 63.5 cm.
Total weight 2110 g.