Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 2023: 19th & 20th Century Lighting, Day 2

Fri, Mar 24, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1243

ASSORTED LOMAX OIL GUARD KEROSENE FINGER LAMPS, LOT OF FIVE

Estimate: $50 - $100
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$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

ASSORTED LOMAX OIL GUARD KEROSENE FINGER LAMPS, LOT OF FIVE, colorless, including two having a fluted base, one with a beaded motif, and the other having a diamond pattern, four having embossed patent information to the underside, each having a period brass collar. Circa 1870. 4" to 5 3/4" H.
Literature: Thuro - Oil Lamps I, p. 181, figs. e, g, and h.

Condition

One with smaller flutes having a sizeable bruise to the guard rim; large flutes having some minute roughness to the point of the handle; remainder undamaged with some having some light surface wear; one having some discolored surface residue.

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From the private collection of Jim & Oneida Hayes, Rockford, IL.