L.219

This lamp belongs to a pair of lamps with Gien vases, St. Louis tulips and Wild & Wessel burners. The other lamp is the L.220. Both were purchased quite inexpensively through fortunate circumstances and are of high quality.

One of the lamps had a hairline crack at the top of the vase; I was able to buy the pair quite cheaply probably because of this. The two tulip shades were offered by another seller as ordinary lampshades. One of them had a hairline crack at the top. That's why I was able to buy them also very cheaply.  It was not difficult to complete the lamps with two identical burners and chimneys, as I already had them available.

The vases are from the famous French ceramic manufacturer Gien (Faïencerie de Gien, founded in 1821, still existing today). The outlines of the decorations as well as the trims at the top and bottom are printed; the colour was then applied by hand. On the bottom they are stamped with the company logo (letters GIEN inserted into each other) and the letter W. W stands for 1874, 1900 or 1926 as the date. Since this bottom mark was not introduced until 1875, 1874 is not correct. 1926 is probably also ruled out, as such elaborately decorated lamps were then no longer produced. This leaves 1900 as the date of manufacture.

For further description see lamp L.220.

Lamp Data

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

Cleaning and repairs:
No repair necessary. Metal parts cleaned and polished.

Lamp body:
Base of ornamental openwork brass casting, on 4 feet, 12.3 x 12.3 cm, Ø 144 mm, feet as stylised elephant heads.
Vase of Gien pottery (bottom mark present), with printed floral motifs, painted by hand. Vase Ø 148 mm. Top vase collar of cast brass.
Tinplate font, hidden in the vase. Font lid of ornamentally pressed sheet brass, Ø 95 mm.

Burner:
14’’’ Kosmos burner of Wild & Wessel, Berlin.
Wick knob marked: W&W Kosmos. Wick knob back: Ornamental W&W cord.
Wick tube marked: Patent Breveté SGDG.
Flat wick 66 mm.

Glass chimney:
14’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 263 mm, Ø fitter 52 mm.
Marked: Cristal Recuit - 14''' + crown in a decorated circle.

Shade and shade holder:
Tulip shade by St. Louis, marked: Déposé. Colourless glass, frosted, deep-etched (putto with flowers, repeating 3 times), fluted top rim.
Height 204 mm, Ø fitter 68 and bulge 145 mm.
70 mm shade globe holder for 14’’’/15’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 27,5 cm, total height with chimney 58,1 cm.
Total weight 2220 g.