L.271
A British lamp with ceramic parts from the English ceramic manufacturer Taylor, Tunnicliffe & Co. in Staffordshire. This company is famous for the specific rough surface of their products. This ceramic surface is different from all other ceramic products. The company produced high quality utility ceramics from 1867 to 1898. My lamp is unfortunately not marked, but it certainly comes from this manufactory.
It took some effort to disassemble the lamp, because the screw nut at the bottom was rusted solid. I had to literally saw the nut out. When I took the vase out, I discovered that there were a total of 3 long hairline cracks (only one of which was immediately visible from the outside). However, Mr Kühnel did an excellent job of gluing all the cracks so that they are now hardly visible. As a result, the vase is now very well stabilised and sounds like a completely undamaged vase when you knock on it.
The vase features three very coherent and skilfully painted landscape motifs. One painting shows a fishing boat on a moving sea; a motif rarely found on kerosene/paraffin lamps. The area between the painted sections is filled with printed and hand-coloured flowers on a blue background.
The font had no font collar. I completed the lamp with a bayonet collar, a Hinks Duplex burner, an oval Duplex chimney and a British ball shade.
Lamp Data
Added by me:
Burner incl. globe holder, font collar, glass chimney and ball shade.
Cleaning and repairs:
Mr Kühnel glued the hairline cracks.
Lamp body:
Base of black glazed ceramic with golden decoration line, Ø 167 mm.
Ceramic vase with 3 large medallions (painted landscape motifs) and floral decoration, Ø 163 mm. Under the vase paper label with L. Between vase and base a ring of solid brass. Vase end with brass ring, also solid. In the vase an additional container made of sheet brass.
Ceramic font and lid. Lid with floral ornaments matching the vase. Lid Ø 146 mm. Bayonet collar added by me.
Burner:
Duplex burner of Hinks & Son, Birmingham, bayonet fitting, with gallery lifter and extinguisher. Firmly combined with the globe holder.
Wick knob marked: Hinks's Duplex No.2. Beige ceramic inlay (damaged).
Cap bridge marked: Hinks & Son Patent.
Two flat wicks, each 27 mm. Transport wick not provided.
Glass chimney:
Duplex chimney with oval bulge. Height 251 mm, Ø fitter 64 mm.
Marked: Fire Proof - Heat Resisting - Foreign + anchor.
Shade and shade holder:
British ball shade, colourless glass, partly frosted, transparent in the centre with flat etched motifs, flat upper rim.
Height 180 mm, Ø fitter 101 and bulge 194 mm.
100 mm globe holder for 20’’’ burners, marked: Rd. 65891; integral part of the burner.
Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 29.8 cm, total height with chimney 59.1 cm.
Total weight 4540 g.
