July 27, 2023: Summer 19th & 20th c. Glass & Lighting - Day One
Thu, Jul 27, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 181
MANHATTAN BRASS CO. NICKEL-PLATED KEROSENE SINGLE-ARM STUDENT LAMP
Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$135.30
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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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 |
MANHATTAN BRASS CO. NICKEL-PLATED KEROSENE SINGLE-ARM STUDENT LAMP, vertical tank on adjustable central shaft, weighted foot. Fitted with a period setup comprising a slip burner, a cased emerald-green conical-form shade. Non-period colorless chimney. Circa 1879. 27" H to top of shade, 20 1/4" H to top of ring, 6" D foot. Shade 6" H, 7" D fitter.
Literature: Parallels Miller/Solverson - Student Lamps of the Victorian Era, p. 62, fig. 9.
Exhibited: The Great North American Kerosene Lamp Exhibit and Forum, held at the Huntington Galleries in Huntington, WV, July 24, 1983 thru November 13, 1983.
Condition
Good overall condition, scattered surface rust to the foot, reservoir and cover with some scattered light denting. Setup undamaged, shade fitter with some very minute roughness.
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From the Catherine Thuro Collection, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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