July 27, 2023: Summer 19th & 20th c. Glass & Lighting - Day One
Thu, Jul 27, 2023 09:00AM EDT
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Lot 36
M'KEE TULIP KEROSENE STAND LAMP
Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for
$660
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $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 |
M'KEE TULIP KEROSENE STAND LAMP, colorless, globular-form font, contoured ribbed stem and circular-form foot, No. 1 fine-line collar. Fitted with a period setup comprising a Scovill Manufacturing Co. No. 1 Leffingwell lip burner, with elevator feature thumbwheel marked "SCOVILL MF'G CO. PAT'D MARCH 1863 17",and a blown-molded lip chimney two sections of horizontal ribbing pattern. Third quarter 19th century. 9 3/8" H to top of collar, 4 3/4" D foot.
Probably Published: Lamp Thuro - Oil Lamps II, p. 107, fig. J.
Literature: Lamp Thuro - Oil Lamps II, p. 31, No. 1.
Condition
Lamp font undamaged, foot edge with minute flakes/roughness. Burner with some repairs and tilting backward feature does not work, chimney rims with flakes/roughness.
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From the Catherine Thuro Collection, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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