Lot 335

ANSONIA BRASS & COPPER CO. HOBNAIL / DEW DROP KEROSENE HANGING / LIBRARY LAMP

Estimate: $500 - $800
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ANSONIA BRASS & COPPER CO. HOBNAIL / DEW DROP KEROSENE HANGING / LIBRARY LAMP, pink opalescent Hobnail umbrella shade, stamped brass ornamented font vase with floral motif and period brass drop-in font, cast supporting arms with two jewels with flamed foliate decoration, complex shade ring with applied faceted jewels with framed brass decoration, cast-metal leveler, motor cover with motor, shade crown, and brass smoke bell. Fitted with a period brass burner lacking flame spreader, colorless slip chimney, and cobalt blue and various colored hanging prims and jewels. Shade: 6 1/4" H, 13 1/4" D fitter.
Literature: Parallels Ebersole - Hanging Victorian Lamps of the Nineteenth Century, p. 16.

Condition

Neary undamaged with some metal areas, especially the backside of the shade ring, having wear/corrosion; some jewels having surface wear and/or crizzling; some prisms having minor imperfections including flaking.

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From the John Laughlin collection, Conway, AR.