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

March 2023: 19th & 20th Century Lighting, Day 2

Fri, Mar 24, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1034A

RIPLEY MARRIAGE / WEDDING KEROSENE STAND LAMP,

Estimate: $200 - $400
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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

RIPLEY MARRIAGE / WEDDING KEROSENE STAND LAMP, alabaster/clambroth fonts and match holder lacking cover, alabaster/clambroth tall recessed-panel base, font supports very faintly embossed on one side "D. C. RIPLEY & CO", underside of foot embossed "RIPLEY & CO / PAT. FEB 1ST 1870.", brass connector, No. 1 fine-line collars. Fitted with non-matching No. 1 slip burners, matching colorless slip chimneys with each having a serrated-scalloped top. Lamp Ripley & Co. Circa 1870. 13 1/4" H to top of collar, 5 1/4" D foot, 9 3/4" LOA.

Condition

Undamaged lamp, several as-made manufacturing imperfections including one font with a bubble and other with a small potstone, connector with some roughness and residue. Setups undamaged.

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From the estate of Robert Lee Turcato, Windber, PA.