L.061

One of the highest quality pillar lamps in my collection! Column made of finest onyx marble, all around diagonally fluted, heavy and raised with the noble cast brass parts! Probably extremely rare. This column was offered by a Dutch dealer on eBay USA. However, it wanted to come to me...

The base consists of a heavy, square onyx marble slab with concave corners rounded inwards. Under this plate a brass plate is screwed on. A heavy, round column of obliquely fluted onyx marble rises from the base. The base and capital of the column are of very finely cast brass. However, I could not disassemble the combination. Due to the high quality of the machined parts, I would rather assume that the lamp comes from Great Britain; however, there is no proof.

It was clear that valuable parts had to be added to this majestic column. So I bought a finely cut, large, two-tone crystal font and a very finely etched Victorian tulip shade on eBay UK. I was able to buy a rare 20’’’ Elite burner with lifting and extinguishing mechanism on eBay France. A chimney marked with Odin logo by Carl Holy completed the lamp.

The font from the UK proved problematic as the undermount had a 23 mm thread instead of 22 mm as stated. I had to get 2 additional brass undermounts from England to make a suitable connector. The whole combination has become a magnificent majestic lamp, a proud piece of my collection!

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Glass font, burner with flame disc, glass chimney, tulip shade and globe holder.

Cleaning and repairs:
2 additional brass undermounts sawed and fitted to attach the font.

Lamp body:
Base and column of very fine, beige-reddish veined, light beige onyx marble. Base square with concave rounded corners, mounted on a brass plate. Base 165 x 165 mm.
Column obliquely fluted. Base and capital of finely modelled cast brass. Column Ø 49 mm. Weight together with base 5.7 kg. 22 mm thread at the undermount receiver on top.
Font of clear crystal glass, cut crosswise, with 6 oval dark red fields, also cut, Ø 173 mm. Undermount thread 23 mm, font removable.

Burner:
20’’’ Elite burner of Carl Holy, Berlin, with gallery lifter and extinguisher, for the French market.
Wick knob marked: Odin (logo of Carl Holy for France). Black glass inlay.
Original flame disc with the typical hat on a slotted tube.
Flat wick 87 mm.

Glass chimney:
20’’’ Matador chimney with slim bulge. Height 280 mm, Ø fitter 65 mm.
Marked: Cristal Supérieur 20''' + Logo Odin Carl Holy.

Shade and shade holder:
British tulip shade, frosted glass, cranberry top, colourless bottom, cameo-etched flowers, fluted top rim.
Height 170 mm, Ø fitter 100 and top rim 207 mm.
100 mm globe holder for 20’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 62.5 cm, total height with chimney 94.6 cm.
Total weight 7.4 kg.