Lot 39

FOUR PETAL KEROSENE STAND LAMP

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$343.75
Sold Price includes BP

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FOUR PETAL KEROSENE STAND LAMP, colorless font, violet starch blue Baroque base, brass connector, No. 1 brass collar fitted with a reducer. Fitted with a period set-up comprising a Miller Co. No. 2 lip burner, 4 1/4" stamped shade ring, colorless with frosted finish cut and engraved ball-form shade with geometrical pattern of punties, diamonds and triangles, and a colorless lip chimney. Third quarter 19th century. 17 1/4" H to top of shade, 10 1/2" H to top of collar, 4 1/8" SQ base. Shade 5 1/2" H, 4" D fitter.
Probably Published: Lamp - Thuro - Oil Lamps I, p. 112, fig. A.

Condition

Excellent condition, font undamaged, base with overall light disintegration/shedding, top of stem with several annealing and glass as-made imperfections, foot edge with mostly as-made minor roughness and flaking, connector with a short split. Burner deflector with minor denting, shade and chimney fitters with mostly as-made minor flakes/roughness, shade fitter with a discolored bubble.

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From the Catherine Thuro Collection, Toronto, ON, Canada.