L.356

A common zinc cast lamp from the Wilhelminian period, but still unusual in its shape. It is probably from France because of the Baccarat font, but it came to me from Great Britain!

The base has very lush, baroque ornamentation, typical of the Wilhelminian period. Stylised dolphins sit on three imposing feet, their bodies forming three upward curving connectors to the top of the small column. The casting would have to be quite old, or it is somewhat rustically cast, because the surface is quite rough. I have not seen this unusual foot in any catalogue.

The Baccarat glass font is decorated with two rows of olive cuts. I had to exchange the original burner (delivered without gallery and basket) with the inscription "Importé d'Allemagne" on the wick knob with an intact Kosmos burner.

The lamp got a non-decorated, inside frosted ball shade without fitter. After bronzing the almost completely blackened base with gold wax, the lamp regained its original appearance.

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Burner, glass chimney, ball shade and globe holder.

Cleaning and repairs:
Lamp body cleaned, primed with shoe polish and bronzed with gold wax (Or classique).

Lamp body:
Lamp body of very sculptured and open-worked cast zinc with lush, baroque ornamentation, on three feet, side length 16 cm. Original bronze colour almost completely rubbed off.
Font of clear crystal glass by Baccarat, 2 rows of olive cuts, Ø 139 mm, removable with the threaded rod.

Burner:
14’’’ Kosmos burner of Hugo Schneider (?), Leipzig.
Wick knob marked: Kosmos Brenner.
Flat wick 67 mm.

Glass chimney:
14’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 260 mm, Ø fitter 52 mm.
Marked: Texa Sävedalen - Made in Czechoslovakia 14'''.

Shade and shade holder:
Ball shade, colourless glass, inside frosted, optically vertically ribbed. Without slip fitter.
Height 157 mm, Ø bottom opening 60 and bulge 171 mm.
85 mm globe holder for 14’’’/15’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 23.2 cm, total height with chimney 53.0 cm.
Total weight 2520 g.