L.113

A British glass lamp in the style of the French Moderator lamps in baluster form; but is a regular kerosene/paraffin lamp. The fine painting on the glass parts as well as the ornamental base made of cast brass suggest that it rather belongs to the Historicism. I date the lamp around 1875-1885.

Both the elongated vase and the font are made of the same light green opal glass and are discreetly painted with fine flowers and ornamental lines. Since the bayonet collar is by Hinks & Son, one gets the suspicion whether perhaps the whole lamp is by this maker. However, there are no indications of this under the base: the iron weight is not marked.

I got the lamp very cheaply because the two bayonet bars on the font collar had been removed. I built these missing parts myself from a thick sheet of brass and glued them in place with Stabilit. I fitted the lamp in style with a Hinks burner.

The old ball shade from the UK, which however came much more expensive than the entire rest of the lamp, is finely etched with floral motifs, and therefore fits well on the lamp, which also has small flowers as a decorative band.

Lamp Data

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

Cleaning and repairs:
Two exactly fitting brass bars for the bayonet collar of the font were made and glued in place with Stabilit.

Lamp body:
Base of elaborately designed cast brass, on 4 feet, 152 x 152 mm, Ø 201 mm. In the base a weight made of cast iron to weigh down the lamp. The base cannot be dismantled because the screw is heavily rusted.
Vase made of light green opal glass, hand-painted with flowers and trims.
Font of the same light green opal glass, painted to match, removable, Ø 141 mm. Bayonet collar marked: Hinks & Son's Patent.

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.
Cap bridge marked: Hinks & Son Patent.
Two flat wicks, each 27 mm. Additional transport wick.

Glass chimney:
Duplex chimney with oval bulge. Height 254 mm, Ø fitter 65 mm.
Marked: Griffin-Brand Fireproof Foreign + griffin.

Shade and shade holder:
British ball shade, colourless glass, frosted, flat transparent motifs (repeating 8 times).
Height 182 mm, Ø fitter 101 and bulge 197 mm.
100 mm globe holder for 20’’’ burners; integral part of the burner.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 29.0 cm, total height with chimney 68.6 cm.
Total weight 2870 g.