L.071

A large brass pillar lamp with an intricately cut crystal font. Probably from Great Britain, which produced such pillar lamps with an unadorned square base and finely cut crystal font. However, the lamp came to me from France!

I had already bought a large tulip shade in almost cylindrical form from a seller in the Czech Republic during the first months of collecting. However, this tulip shade proved to be too big for all the lamps I bought at that time. So I was looking for a really big lamp until I found this column lamp. Unfortunately, it was electrified. The font had been separated from the glass peg at the bottom and neatly perforated so that a tube could be attached to run the cables. A larger washer had been attached to this tube, which held the font in place at the bottom. I soldered the opening of the tube at the top and sealed the disc with silicone so that no kerosene/paraffin could seep down.

The base is made of a very plain square brass casting. The long column is vertically ribbed and has a Corinthian capital. In an early electrification, two holes had been made in the base to run two cables up through the column.

I installed here a 20’’’ Agni burner, because the long pinch/ball chimney (new production from USA) has the right length to look out of the tulip shade.

Lamp Data

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

Cleaning and repairs:
See above.

Lamp body:
Base of plain cast brass, square, 15 x 15 cm, Ø 213 mm. At the lower edge 2 holes for cables. Under the base is an iron weight.
Column of vertically ribbed brass sheet, below with obliquely fluted base, above with Corinthian capital.
Font of clear, transparent crystal glass, laterally with elaborate cross cut, above and below with wide slice cuts, Ø 182 mm. The font was drilled earlier at the bottom and the glass peg were ground away to allow cables to pass through. I sealed the hole with silicone.

Burner:
20’’’ Agni burner of Wild & Wessel, Berlin, with gallery lifter, for Robert & Vilette, Paris and Bordeux.
Wick knob marked: R.V. Importé + anchor (Logo Robert & Vilette). Wick knob back: Ornamental W&W cord.
Original flame disc, marked: 20 Agni.
Flat wick 95 mm.

Glass chimney:
20’’’ pinch/ball chimney. Height 303 mm, Ø fitter 63 mm.
New product made of borosilicate glass without brand (from Miles Stair, USA).

Shade and shade holder:
Tulip shade, colourless glass, embossed, frosted, painted, flat upper rim. New production from an old mould by Glashütte S. Reich.
Height 230 mm, Ø fitter 93 and bulge 158 mm.
95 mm globe holder for 20’’’ burners.

Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 59.0 cm, total height with chimney 95.0 cm.
Total weight 5250 g.