L.282

A Parisienne lamp from France with an unusual glass bead hanging that may have been added later. The lamp is illustrated in a catalogue of the French mail order company Manufrance from the early 1920's. Manufrance is the official abbreviation of "Manufacture française d'armes & cycles" (= French manufacture of guns and bicycles) in Saint-Étienne near Loire. In the catalogue, the lamp is shown with the traditional, single-coloured strands of pearls. Date of origin around 1920.

This lamp was found in the antique market in Strasbourg. The lamp shone and glittered even from a distance. It was beautifully cleaned.

The shade is the original shade with the same decorations. The glass bead hanging is not very accurate (some strands are longer than the others; also the spacing of the individual strands is not always quite the same), but with two different colours, in gold and black, it matches the shiny gold lamp very well.

The wick tube of the own burner (SI Paris) was completely defective. I used an older Gaudard burner as a replacement.

Lamp Data

Added by me:
Burner and glass chimney.

Cleaning and repairs:
Not necessary.

Lamp body:
The base and vase are uniformly made of ornamentally embossed sheet brass. Both parts are uniformly joined together. Base Ø 123 mm, vase Ø 127 mm.
Lamp vase is also a font.

Burner:
14’’’ Kosmos burner of Gaudard, Morbier.
Wick knob marked: Logo of Gaudard.
Flat wick 69 mm.

Glass chimney:
14’’’ Kosmos chimney. Height 250 mm, Ø fitter 52 mm.
Marked: Spécial Recuit Made in France 14''' + crown in garland.

Shade and shade holder:
Metal shade of embossed brass sheet, 3 coloured, faceted glass cabochons. With glass bead hanging (yellow and black glass beads).
Height 98 mm, Ø bottom 214 mm.
Original shade carrier with 3 arms supporting a brass ring at the top.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 20.0 cm, total height with chimney 49.0 cm.
Total weight 1220 g.