L.346

This lamp is an elaborate and high quality French lamp, made before the end of the 19th century. Its shape and appearance have similarities to products of the Empire period. The cast base is solid; the connecting piece between the two ceramic parts is made of turned solid brass. The top of the vase is decorated with a very beautifully stamped brass band of floral garlands.

The ceramic parts are glazed in dark cobalt blue. The short column part is additionally painted with sparse golden ornaments.

The lamp was electrified at some point, because the brass font had a hole at the bottom that was soldered completely inadequately. I cut the hole free and soldered it again.

The only well-fitting 10-lines Kosmos burner I had available was unfortunately nickel-plated. But I sanded off the nickel layer quite a bit.

To match the high-quality design of the lamp, I then added a beautiful ball shade of St. Louis, which completes the lamp very tastefully in terms of size and ornamentation.

Lamp Data

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

Cleaning and repairs:
The hole in the font re-soldered and sealed. The iron weight derusted, treated with rust converter and painted. The nickel layer on the burner sanded off.

Lamp body:
Base of ornamental cast brass, square on 4 feet, 12 x 12 cm. Under the base an iron weight, marked: 132.
Lamp body made of 2 dark blue glazed ceramic parts (stoneware, gold decorations at the stem partly rubbed off), in between a connecting piece of solid brass. Upper edge of the vase decorated with an ornamental brass band. Vase Ø 87 mm.
Font of sheet brass with a decorated lid, Ø 82 mm, hidden in the vase. Font perforated at the bottom for electrification.

Burner:
10’’’ Kosmos burner of S.I. (= Societé industrielle d’articles d‘éclairage), Paris.
Wick knob marked: SI Paris - Unis France.
Flat wick 47 mm.

Glass chimney:
10’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 247 mm, Ø fitter 38 mm.
Marked: Cristal Superieur Made in France 10'''.

Shade and shade holder:
Ball shade by St. Louis, colourless glass, frosted, deep-etched motifs, 2 brass rings. Without slip fitter.
Height 138 mm, Ø bottom opening 49 and bulge 152 mm.
70 mm globe holder for 10’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 22.7 cm, total height with chimney 50.5 cm.
Total weight 2170 g.