L.306

A very unusual, unique figural lamp from the French Art Nouveau. This lamp is the only lamp in my collection that is made from cast tin (= pewter). The foundry mark under the base is by Victor Saglier (1809-1894), who himself was a designer of many Art Nouveau objects.

The lamp consists of a lamp body and a separate kerosene/paraffin font, which was then soldered in the vase. The design is more allegorical: a naked woman (a mermaid, a naiad?) sits on a mighty, rather stylized fish head, and hugs a large shell of a sea snail. Everything is superbly modelled. The lamp is signed Ch. Perron (= Charles Théodore Perron, 1862 Paris - 1934 Bourg-la-Reine, French sculptor).

The tulip shade is from the Parisian manufacture Cristallerie de Clichy. Identical tulips also occasionally show up on eBay UK. They are labelled there as "Nailsea" products. In both cases these tulip shades reach very high prices.

I completed the lamp with a nickel-plated burner so as not to disturb the colour harmony. The burner may even have been chrome-plated because it is very shiny. I silver-plated the matching globe holder.

Lamp Data

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

Cleaning and repairs:
I silvered the globe holder.

Lamp body:
Lamp body made entirely of cast tin. Unconventional design with a naked woman sitting on a mighty fish head and hugging a large snail, in French Art Nouveau. Signed: Ch. Perron. Foundry mark under foot: V S + a boat (= Victor Saglier). Hexagonal base, Ø 94 mm, vase Ø 112 mm at the widest point.
Sheet metal font inside the vase, firmly soldered.

Burner:
Nickel-plated (or possibly chrome-plated) 8’’’ Kosmos burner of Kauffmann & Cie., Giessen, Germany.
Wick knob marked: Logo of Kauffmann & Cie.
Flat wick 43 mm.

Glass chimney:
8’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 234 mm, Ø fitter 36 mm.
Marked: Lambert à Sarras Importé de Belgique 8’’’.

Shade and shade holder:
Tulip shade by Clichy, yellow above, colourless below, frosted, opaque white line waves, fluted and ruffled top rim.
Height 107 mm, Ø fitter 54 and top rim 173 mm.
58 mm globe holder for 8’’’/10’’’ burners, silver-plated by me.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 19.5 cm, total height with chimney 45.6 cm.
Total weight 1750 g.