L.063

A very simple lamp, rather built for broad social classes by the Hungarian producer Lámpa-Gyár in Budapest. The lamp with the characteristic metal base is shown several times in the catalogues of this company. It dates from the Art Nouveau period around 1905.

I acquired the lamp because of the beautifully painted shade, which was made by the Viennese glass manufacturer Schreiber & Neffen and is illustrated in the 1912 catalogue.

The Art Nouveau base is made of bronzed cast iron. Most of the original bronzing had been rubbed off. I have therefore re-bronzed the foot with gold wax. The shade holder is also made of iron.

The burner was an old Vienna flat burner by R. Ditmar (still with an iron burner cap), but it sat so tightly in the collar that I was unable to unscrew it. Someone had also tried to unscrew the burner earlier and bent the whole burner basket really crooked (you couldn't see all this in the eBay photos!). After 2 weeks of futile attempts with acetone bath, Bunsen burner, rust solvent, etc., I finally sawed off the burner and removed it together with the collar. Only now was I able to carry out the urgent cleaning of the font. I cemented a new collar and installed an 11-line flat burner by R. Ditmar. Later, I was able to acquire a marked Vienna chimney to go with it.  

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Font collar, burner and glass chimney.

Cleaning and repairs:
Sawed out and removed the original burner together with the collar. Cleaned the base and bronzed it with gold wax (Or classique).

Lamp body:
Base of openwork cast iron, rectangular, formerly bronzed (heavily rubbed off), Art Nouveau, 14 x 14 cm, Ø 193 mm.
Font of clear, colourless glass, multiple stepped, faceted cut. Ø 139 mm. Replacement collar for 11''' flat burners.

Burner:
11’’’ Vienna flat burner of R. Ditmar, Vienna. Wick knob made of iron.
Wick knob marked: R. Ditmar Wien (logo of R. Ditmar).
Flat wick 24 mm.

Glass chimney:
11’’’ Vienna chimney. Height 249 mm, Ø fitter 50 mm.
Marked: Cristal de Roche + eagle and globe.

Shade and shade holder:
Vesta shade by Schreiber & Neffen in Art Nouveau form, white milk glass, painted flowers, fluted top rim.
Height 137 mm, Ø fitter 177 and bulge 217 mm.
180 mm shade holder made of iron for 11’’’ flat burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 22.5 cm, total height with chimney 49.5 cm.
Total weight 1610 g.