Lot 1009

PRESSED BIGLER WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP,

Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for
$209.10
Sold Price includes BP

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PRESSED BIGLER WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP, translucent starch blue with a sanded surface, dome-top conical font, fitted into ribbed brass stem terminating in cast brass floral connector, square marble base, brass fine-line collar. Fitted with a period double-tube burner. Mt. Washington Glass Works. 1845-1860. 10 1/2" H to top of collar, 4 1/8" SQ base.
Literature: Parallels Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 2, , p. 85, fig. 2097b.
Provenance:Michael Carter collection, Hanover, PA.

Condition

Excellent condition overall with overall wear; roughness to the edge of the burner; expected roughness to the edge of the base. Font having two discolored inclusions to the interior, as made.