GERMAN CERAMIC FIGURAL CHERUB MINIATURE LAMPS, LOT OF TWO, white ground with multi-color decoration, each having three cherubs supporting a spherical basket-weave font with applied high-relief nuts or floral decoration, all standing on a circular ground, underside of bases with various markings and impressed numbers, ill-fitting shades including one example with a dark to light turquoise-blue opalescent panel-optic patterned shade with crimped and flared rim; remaining example with an opaque white umbrella-form shade, period brass collars. Each fitted with a Kosmos Brenner burner and colorless chimney. Fourth quarter 19th/early 20th century. 11" and 13 1/4" H to top of shades.
Literature: Parallels Smith - Miniature Lamps II, p. 172, fig. 333.
Provenance: The collection of Larry Spradley, Beaumont, TX.
Very good overall condition, one example with a hole to center of base, each with expected wear to decorations and some less than expected roughness, shades undamaged and with normal as-made roughness to rims. One shade arm holder nearly de-attached and remaining with repairs, remaining components undamaged.