L.105

A British ceramic lamp, surprising in form, by the English firm F. Winkle & Co. in Stoke-on-Trent (1890-1931). I bought this lamp because of its Messenger collar, as I had a vacant silver-plated Messenger burner and was looking for a suitable lamp for it. I got the lamp very cheaply because the paint was chipped on three leaves and the bayonet bars were missing from the font collar.

The ceramic vase bears the widespread pattern "Canton", which is applied to various ceramic products of this company (partly also in different colours). Since the manufactory changed its name to F. Winkle & Co. Ltd. in 1911, the lamp must have been made before 1911. The pattern is reminiscent of Chinese flower painting in Famille rose colours, and this probably initiated the name "Canton". All the black outlines are printed, the colours are hand-painted.

The lamp is unusual in its shape, as it completely dispenses with a separate base. The basic colour (a light purple) is also not very ordinary. This colour, along with the Messenger collar, was the second reason for my decision to buy the lamp, because it harmonises well with the silver-plated burner. I silver-plated the collar myself to match. I desoldered the bayonet bars from a destroyed Hinks collar and glued them on here.

A beautifully patterned ball shade in Art Nouveau style and a Duplex chimney have completed the lamp in a very stylish way.

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Burner incl. globe holder, glass chimney and ball shade.

Cleaning and repairs:
Burner and globe holder professionally silver-plated. Bayonet bars of another collar glued on with Stabilit. Mr. Kühnel painted over the small areas whose paint layer had flaked off.

Lamp body:
Hand-painted ceramic vase (black lines printed), marked at the bottom: Whieldon Ware Canton F. Winkle & Co. England, handwritten in red: 8021. Vase Ø 184, foot Ø 147 mm.
Drop-in ceramic font, hand-painted to match the vase, darkened by kerosene/paraffin, Ø 177 mm. Bayonet collar marked: Messenger's. Bayonet bars (originals missing) from a Hinks collar glued on here.

Burner:
Duplex burner of Messenger & Co., Birmingham, electro-silver-plated, bayonet fitting, with gallery lifter and extinguisher. Firmly combined with the globe holder.
Two wick knobs marked: Messenger's Patent Duplex No.2. Black glass inlays.
Cap bridge marked: Messenger‘s Patent.
Two flat wicks, each 27 mm. Additional transport wick.

Glass chimney:
Duplex chimney with oval bulge. Height 255 mm, Ø fitter 66 mm.
Marked: Fireproof - 100% Hardglass W Foreign - Made in … (illegible).

Shade and shade holder:
British ball shade, colourless glass, transparent, flat etched floral motifs in Art Nouveau style (repeating 4 times), optically vertically ribbed.
Height 185 mm, Ø fitter 100 and bulge 196 mm.
100 mm globe holder for 20’’’ burners, marked: Rg. No. 127410; integral part of the burner.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 29.7 cm, total height with chimney 58.5 cm.
Total weight 3750 g.