L.299
A rare Wild & Wessel lamp with vase and font in mint green opal glass, with cast metal base and stylised handles. Dated probably 1870-1885. Formerly electrified (reversed by me).
A beautiful, imposing, rare Wild & Wessel lamp that is rarely offered. But the lamp was fully electrified with a continuous threaded tube. One had cut off the complete bottom of the font and sawed off the additional brass container in the middle! I also found damaged spots on the vase and the font, but they were not detracting and not noticeable from outside.
Fortunately, the smashed bottom of the font was still present at the edges, so I glued a new bottom made of a carefully sawn-off plexiglass disc with Stabilit® Express to the remaining edge of the original glass font. I extended the rest of the additional font container downwards with 4 thin brass bars and soldered it to the threaded rod I prepared from the former (electric) rod.
I was able to complete this admittedly rather damaged but still externally beautiful lamp in style with a 16 lines Agni burner from Wild & Wessel and with a marked 16’’’ Agni chimney (also from W&W). With an elongated, old tulip shade, the lamp was beautifully finished in a sublime way. Certainly an eye-catcher in my collection!
Lamp Data
Added by me:
Burner, glass chimney, tulip shade and globe holder.
Cleaning and repairs:
Repaired the broken font and the sawn-off additional container (see above).
Lamp body:
Base of decorated cast brass, on three feet, side length 19.5 cm. Under the base a lead weight, marked: W&W.
Vase of mint green opal glass, in the shape of a goblet, painted floral medallions, chains and decorative lines. Two movable, stylised handles of cast brass. Vase Ø 144 mm, with handles 198 mm.
Drop-in font of mint green opal glass, stepped, Ø 129 mm.
Burner:
16’’’ Agni burner of Wild & Wessel, Berlin, with raiser, for Robert & Vilette, Paris and Bordeaux.
Wick knob marked: R.V. Importé + anchor. Wick knob back: Ornamental W&W cord.
Wick tube marked: 16.
Original Agni flame disc, marked: 16 Agni.
Flat wick 86 mm.
Glass chimney:
16’’’ Agni chimney (pinch/ball type), original of W&W. Height 295 mm, Ø fitter 58 mm.
Marked: 16 W.& W. Kronos Agni Cilinder.
Shade and shade holder:
Tulip shade, melon-shaped colourless glass, frosted, transparent motifs, scalloped top rim.
Height 210 mm, Ø fitter 86 and bulge 177 mm.
85 mm globe holder for 14’’’/15’’’ burners; slotted and adjusted to the burner.
Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 41.5 cm, total height with chimney 76.0 cm.
Total weight 3480 g.
