L.243

An exceptionally beautiful Art Nouveau hanging lamp that catches everyone's eye with its size, its majolica vase and especially the large painted Rochester shade. I suspect that the lamp is of Austrian origin, because the large Rochester shade is from the Viennese glass manufacturer Schreiber & Neffen (shown in the 1908 catalogue). Lamp probably dates from 1910-1915.

The large shade by Schreiber & Neffen is probably extremely rare! In all these years, I have not seen a similar shade in this size anywhere else. Also, the large vase and the elaborate, high-quality designed hanging fixture together make a stately, very valuable Art Nouveau hanging lamp.

The bronze colour of the whole cast iron frame had turned very dark and flaked off in places. I cleaned all the metal parts, painted them with brass paint and then patinated them with shoe polish. Unfortunately, the iron core of the counterweight no longer exists. In order not to add weight to the already heavy lamp, I did without a replacement iron core. Instead, I screwed the pull chains in the appropriate place. As a result, it is now impossible to vary the height of the lamp. It may well be possible to fill the counterweight housing in question with lead balls to restore the variable height function.

I replaced the Matador burner that came with the lamp with a very rare burner from Brökelmann, Jaeger & Busse, which has a lifter and a uniquely innovative extinguisher (see Kerosene/Paraffin Burners - Raiser and Extinguisher - The Extinguisher). The large shade demanded a taller Matador chimney than usual. Therefore I installed a 25’’’ Matador chimney for Universal burners.

All in all, this hanging lamp is one of the very imposing, almost majestic lamps in my collection.

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Smoke bell, burner with flame disc and glass chimney.

Cleaning and repairs:
All iron parts lacquered with gold bronze and patinated.

Lamp body:
Colourfully painted majolica vase in pure Art Nouveau style, Ø 190 mm. Connected with 3 support arms of multiple openwork cast iron via an additional metal ring. Inside the vase metal rods for stability of the pull knob. Decorated knob at the bottom for height adjustment.
Drop-in font of clear glass, cemented under majolica lid. Lid Ø 182 mm.
Hanging device of decorated cast iron parts, pull chains, counterweight (iron core missing!) and porcelain smoke bell. Lamp variable in height. Lamp total Ø 60 cm.

Burner:
20’’’ flame disc burner of Brökelmann, Jaeger & Busse, Neheim (Germany), with gallery lifter and extinguisher.
Wick knob marked: Logo of Brökelmann, Jaeger & Busse. Black glass inlay.
Second wheel for lowering the flame disc (extinguishing function), marked: D.R.G.M. 314970.
Original flame disc with hat on sieve tube, adjustable in height, marked: D.R.G.M. 314970.
Flat wick 94 mm.

Glass chimney:
25’’’ Matador chimney with slim bulge. Height 320 mm, Ø fitter 63 mm.
Marked: Universal-Cyl. 25''' Cristall - Joseph Hüttinger Glashandlung Straubing Theresienplatz 97.

Shade and shade holder:
Rochester shade by Schreiber & Neffen, white milk glass, modern shape, multi-coloured painted, flat upper rim.
Height 223 mm, Ø bottom 400 mm.
Decorated shade holder 400 mm of cast iron, suspended in an Art Nouveau hanging device of cast iron with counterweight (iron core missing), variable in height. Crystal hanging.

Lamp dimensions:
Total height minimum 141 cm, maximum 190 cm.
Total weight 11.4 kg (without iron core of the counterweight).