L.090

This lamp is an original Moderator lamp to use in French hanging lamps, later converted to a kerosene/paraffin lamp. The end plate at the bottom bears the letters L and B. They could stand for Lépine et Bourdon (Paris).

The ball shaped vase is a Satsuma ware with the typical pasty application of paint. Lush flowers with small butterflies are painted on three large medallions. A Japanese signature is present.

The supplied burner (15’’’ Augusta burner by Otto Müller) and the marked chimney are perfectly fine and remain on it.

The large spherical shape of the lamp actually calls for a ball shade of about the same size. Since I didn't have a suitable one at hand, I dared to experiment and put a wide but squat tulip shade for gas lamps on here. The tulip shade has a top rim in cranberry colour and is decorated with hand-engraved decoration. For this tulip shade I made a two-tiered globe holder by hand from a regular globe holder and decorative brass band.

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Tulip shade and self-made globe holder.

Cleaning and repairs:
The bottom iron sheet derusted, treated with rust converter and painted with dark brown paint.

Lamp body:
Early Moderator lamp. Base of brass sheet, stepped, Ø 141 mm, with many fine stress cracks, bottom closed with iron sheet, marked: LB.
Vase of Satsuma ceramic in spherical form, with colourful paste enamel painting, Japanese signature, Ø 174 mm.
Large font of sheet iron, hidden in the vase, with a lid of stepped sheet brass, not removable.

Burner:
15’’’ Augusta burner of Otto Müller, Berlin.
Wick knob marked: Augusta OM. Black glass insert.
Wick tube marked: Importe d'Allemagne.
Original flame disc of type hat-on-sieve-tube.
Flat wick 66 mm.

Glass chimney:
15’’’ Matador chimney. Height 263 mm, Ø fitter 53 mm.
Marked: Cristal Supérieur 15''' + crown in garland.

Shade and shade holder:
Tulip shade for gas lamps, colourless glass, cranberry coloured on top, engraved ornamentation, fluted top rim, without slip fitter.
Height 102 mm, Ø bottom opening 107 and top rim 200 mm.
Self-made, two-stage 120 mm globe holder made of 85 mm globe holder for 14'''/15'' burners and decorative brass band.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 20.1 cm, total height with chimney 50.1 cm.
Total weight 1660 g.