Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 285

PEWTER AND TIN DOUBLE-TUBE WHALE OIL BURNER / SHADE HOLDERS, LOT OF THREE

Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for
$307.50
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

PEWTER AND TIN DOUBLE-TUBE WHALE OIL BURNER / SHADE HOLDERS, LOT OF THREE, comprising of two examples of one-piece construction, fitted with double-tube sheet-iron whale oil burners, one example with set-screw for securing a 1 3/4" D fitter shade, another example attached to a 1 3/8" D pewter collar and with two securing tabs for a 1 11/16" D shade and lacking set-screw; remaining example with a 1 3/4" D fitter shade holder and together-by-association set-screw. Second quarter 19th century. 1 3/4" HOA.
Literature: Parallels Barlow & Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. II, p. 60, fig. 2033.

Condition

Each with expected wear, collared example with some rust to tubes and set-screw will not tighten, one example lacking set-screw.

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The Joan E. Kaiser collection, East Sandwich, MA.