L.015

A very typical French lamp with a majolica vase and brass mounts. Unfortunately, the manufacturer is unknown. Probably a successful model of the time, because there are other lamps in different shapes with exactly the same painting.

The hand-painted majolica vase with colourfully painted swallows and flowers is well preserved. The golden decorative lines around the flowers are still clearly visible. The vase is made with a hole at the bottom for the threaded rod; it is thus made for use with the kerosene/paraffin lamps.

The base and the lid of the font are made of cast brass, which - cleaned and polished - shines with a bright high gloss. The font itself is made of simple sheet iron soldered to the brass lid. Old, hard resin can be seen at the bottom of the font; it was probably used to seal the leaking font.

I replaced the 20’’’ Augusta burner that was supplied with the lamp with a 14’’’ Kosmos burner, because the large burner would have to be operated with a 20’’’ Matador chimney and accordingly required a shade with a 100 mm fitter width, which I did not have at the time.

I put the Paris shade made of milk glass on this lamp much later. Subjectively, I had the feeling that this lamp was just asking for such a noble shade. When lit, the vase of the lamp shows its beauty much better and more advantageously than with the usual tulip shades used in the past, which do not radiate any light downwards.

Lamp Data

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

Cleaning and repairs:
No repair necessary.

Lamp body:
Base of ornamental cast brass on 4 feet, Ø 164 mm.  Connector of stepped brass sheet.
Vase of light yellow majolica with painted swallows and flowers, in urn form, Ø 142 mm.
Font of galvanised sheet iron, firmly soldered to the lid of cast brass, inserted in the vase. Lid Ø 119 mm.

Burner:
14’’’ Kosmos burner of Hugo Schneider, Leipzig.
Wick knob marked: Logo of Hugo Schneider. Black glass inlay.
Flat wick 68 mm.

Glass chimney:
14’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 258 mm, Ø fitter 52 mm.
Marked: Cristal de Bohême 14''' - Importé de Tchécoslovaquie + star in oval frame.

Shade and shade holder:
Paris shade, white milk glass, bottom of clear glass, top rim flat rolled.
Height 179 mm, Ø fitter 82 and bulge 244 mm.
85 mm globe holder for 14’’’/15’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 30.7 cm, total height with chimney 60.3 cm.
Total weight 2420 g.