L.323

A high quality German lamp with the Meissen porcelain parts. I always wanted to own a Meissen lamp, but these lamps are very rarely offered and if a lamp turns up on eBay, the price goes up very quickly!

I was able to buy this lamp at auction because the vase was broken and glued. This enabled me to buy it at a relatively low price. With Mr Kühnel's repair, the breakages are hardly noticeable.

Another problem with the lamp was the completely unusual soldered self-made shade holder. A wide rimmed shade holder with 4 long brass rods had been soldered directly to the brass neck of the additional container. I had to desolder and remove the shade holder. I then filled the remaining holes with solder. Another problem was the fact that the porcelain foot part was about 1-2 mm wider than the metal base. Presumably the original base had had to be replaced. I had to grind the mounting ring wider for a long time until the porcelain base fitted in.

I was able to acquire a St. Louis ball shade with a beautiful leaf motif to go with this high-quality lamp. I then completed the lamp with a Gold burner and a marked Matador chimney.

This lamp is my only Meissen lamp that has regained its "dignity" after many repairs.

Lamp Data

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

Cleaning and repairs:
I ground and widened the metal base to fit the porcelain foot. Removed the soldered shade holder from the brass ring on the neck of the vase.

Lamp body:
Base of ornamental cast brass on three feet, side length 20 cm.
Lamp body with 3 porcelain parts from Meissen with hand-painted onion pattern. Vase signed with Swords mark (used 1863-1909), Ø 169 mm. Top edge of vase is closed with a brass ring. Between vase and small column a brass ring filled with plaster. Vase hand-stamped at the bottom: No. 146. Porcelain foot signed inside with Swords mark and 26. In the vase an additional container for the font.
Drop-in font of colourless glass, cemented under the font lid of hand-painted Meissen porcelain, Ø 136 mm.

Burner:
20’’’ Gold burner of Schwintzer & Gräff, Berlin.
Wick knob marked: Gold-Brenner. Black glass insert.
Original flame disc of the hat-on-sieve-tube type. Without brand.
Flat wick 95 mm.

Glass chimney:
20’’’ Matador chimney with slim bulge. Height 270 mm, Ø fitter 65 mm.
Marked: E. Rohde - Klempnermeister - Osten a. O. - 20''' Matador.

Shade and shade holder:
French ball shade by St. Louis (unsigned; illustrated in cat. 1905). Colourless glass, frosted, deep-etched leaf motifs.
Height 170 mm, Ø fitter 99 and bulge 187 mm.
100 mm globe holder for 20’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 37.5 cm, total height with chimney 69.1 cm.
Total weight 3790 g.