FIGURAL OWL MINIATURE LAMP, opaque white with black and gray tones, orange enamel eyes, body serves as the font, ball-form head serves as shade, underside of font base with hand-painted "VPPP", period collar. Fitted with a period burner, colorless chimney. Late 19th/early 20th century. 7 5/8" H to top of shade, 4 1/8" H to top of collar, 2 3/4" D base.
Literature: Parallels Smith - Miniature Lamps I, p. 205, fig. 497.
Provenance: From the Bill and Carol Lindow collection, Shaker Heights, OH.
Condition
Undamaged, shade rims with normal as-made minute flakes/roughness, collar with some light splits, expected minute wear to decorations. Burner deflector with light denting, chimney undamaged.