VICTORIAN BRASS OIL LAMP WITH CLEAR GLASS RESERVOIR - ENGLISH CIRCA 1880-1900

A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF LATE VICTORIAN DOMESTIC LIGHTING, THIS OIL LAMP FEATURES A SUBSTANTIAL CLEAR GLASS RESERVOIR MOUNTED ON A PEDESTAL BASE WITH DECORATIVE MOULDED DETAILING. THE BRASS BURNER ASSEMBLY IS FITTED WITH CHARACTERISTIC TWIN CURVED HANDLES AND A DOMED CAP WITH FINIAL, TYPICAL OF QUALITY VICTORIAN LAMP MANUFACTURE.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY BODY: CLEAR GLASS RESERVOIR WITH OCTAGONAL MOULDED FORM AND PEDESTAL STEM
- BURNER ASSEMBLY: BRASS WITH CAST IRON COMPONENTS
- HANDLES: TWIN CURVED CAST IRON HANDLES WITH BRASS FITTINGS
- CAP: DOMED BRASS CAP WITH DECORATIVE FINIAL AND PERFORATED BAND
- WICK: ORIGINAL TEXTILE WICK MATERIAL PRESENT

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 38 CM (TO TOP OF FINIAL)
- WIDTH: 18 CM (ACROSS HANDLES)
- DEPTH: 18 CM

CONDITION: THE GLASS RESERVOIR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS. THE BRASS AND CAST IRON FITTINGS DISPLAY AUTHENTIC PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE, WITH MINOR SURFACE OXIDATION TO THE METALWORK. THE WICK APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL TEXTILE MATERIAL. ALL COMPONENTS ARE SECURE AND THE LAMP RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FUNCTIONAL FORM. NO RESTORATION HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO ANY COMPONENT.

PERIOD CONTEXT: THIS LAMP REPRESENTS THE STANDARD DOMESTIC LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY OF THE LATE VICTORIAN ERA, BEFORE WIDESPREAD ELECTRIFICATION. THE QUALITY OF THE BRASS WORK AND THE CLEAR GLASS RESERVOIR SUGGEST THIS WAS A MID-RANGE HOUSEHOLD FIXTURE RATHER THAN A LUXURY ITEM, MAKING IT REPRESENTATIVE OF TYPICAL VICTORIAN DOMESTIC INTERIORS OF THE 1880S-1900S PERIOD.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

997498+5

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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