OWL AND SHIELD KEROSENE STAND LAMP,
amethyst font,
raised on a single-step marble base, brass standard, No. 1 Taplin-Brown collar. Fitted with a No. 0 slip burner and chimney with a scalloped rim.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. and others.
1860-1880.
7 7/8" H to top of collar, 2 7/8" SQ base.
Literature: Parallels Barlow/Kaiser -
The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 2, p. 182, fig. 2288.
Provenance:Michael Carter collection, Hanover, PA.
Condition
Very good condition overall with some denting to the standard, having expected roughness and bruise-like imperfections to the edges of the marble; some surface wear to the glass.