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

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

Fri, Mar 24, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1011

E. MILLER NO. 149 / MAN WITH SWORD FIGURAL STEM KEROSENE STAND LAMP

Estimate: $80 - $120
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E. MILLER NO. 149 / MAN WITH SWORD FIGURAL STEM KEROSENE STAND LAMP, frosted colorless font with engraved floral decoration, raised on a figural stem depicting a knight/warrior with swords on a hexagonal base, period brass collar with shoulder plate. Fitted with a period lip burner and colorless lip chimney. Topped with an acid-etched gas shade depicting Classical scenes of warriors and gods. E. Miller & Co. Circa 1881. 19 1/2" H to top of shade, 12 3/4" H to top of collar, 5 3/4" DOA base. Shade: 4 7/8" H, 5" D fitter.
Literature: E. Miller Illustrated Catalogue: Lamps and Cigar Lighters, 1881, p. 35, No. 149.

Condition

Undamaged with the base having a small area of roughness; font having some interior residue.

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