L.294

A rather small lamp made of silver-plated, very high-quality cast metal, which may have stood as a boudoir lamp in a lady's bedroom. The lamp body, which is also the font, has two different nature scenes at the front and back. The base and the handles are designed in baroque style. Date of manufacture approx. 1880-1890. Origin unknown.

The vase shows two different, naturalistic depictions of plants in strong relief. The meadow plants as well as the butterflies are wonderfully rendered in a highly detailed cast. Unfortunately, the silver layer on the vase is quite rubbed off, so that the surface shines coppery. The two handles, on the other hand, have retained their silver coating well. The cast brass foot barely has a silver layer left. I tried to silver-plate the lamp body myself. I didn't succeed very well; but the almost brownish-copper surface is covered with silver again to some extent.

I had to clean the supplied burner from glue residues and bring it back into shape. It is nickel-plated and therefore fits the lamp well. I silver-plated the globe holder.

The green tulip shade with the golden garlands is from France and fits stylistically well.

Lamp Data

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

Cleaning and repairs:
Corrected the crooked base. Lamp body and globe holder silver-plated with silver solution from Great Britain.

Lamp body:
Base of baroque openwork brass casting, formerly silver-plated (now completely worn off), on 4 feet, 82 x 82 mm, Ø 109 mm.
Vase and handles of silver-plated cast copper (or copper-plated cast brass). Silver layer on the vase rubbed. Vase Ø 84 mm, with the handles 138 mm.
Lamp body is at the same time font.

Burner:
8’’’ Kosmos burner of Thiel & Bardenheuer, Ruhla (Germany). Nickel-plated.
Wick knob marked: Logo of Thiel & Bardenheuer.
Flat wick 42 mm.

Glass chimney:
8’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 249 mm, Ø fitter 36 mm.
Marked: Spécial Recuit - Made in France 8''' + crown and garland.

Shade and shade holder:
French tulip shade, light green, slightly lustrated glass, semi-transparent, surrounding garland and flower decoration in enamel colours, upper rim fluted.
Height 97 mm, Ø fitter 51 and top rim 140 mm.
52 mm globe holder for 8’’’/10’’’ burners; silver-plated by me.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 17.0 cm, total height with chimney 45.0 cm.
Total weight 1310 g.