PRESSED ACANTHUS LEAF WHALE OIL / FLUID PAIR OF STAND LAMPS,
colorless,
small size, each having a dome-top font with 12 protruding petals below the shoulder and a short hexagonal lower extension with 12 beads, raised on a 12-petal-top acanthus leaf standard and double-step square base beaded between the steps, wafer construction, each having a brass collar.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
1840-1860.
11 3/8" and 11 5/8" H, 4" SQ bases.
Literature: Barlow/Kaiser -
The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 2,, p. 104, fig. 2150a.
Provenance:Michael Carter collection, Hanover, PA.
Condition
One Proof with some light roughness to the base edge; other in very good condition with some chipping to some base points.