L.125
One of my most extraordinary lamps! A natural horn (from which animal?) acts as a font carrier. This horn comes at an angle from a ram's head that is firmly screwed onto a block of marble. An animal scene made of silver-plated brass is mounted in the middle of the horn: 2 birds defend their eggs against a snake. This scene and the ram's head suggest that the lamp was commissioned by a hunter, a forest officer or a nature enthusiast. All metal parts are cast in very fine detail and silver-plated. The unusual choice of motif and the careful elaboration speak more for a commissioned work. The ornamental metal ring with which the glass font is placed on the horn is also entirely handcrafted. I therefore suspect that this lamp is unique.
Of course, I had to take everything apart, clean and polish metal parts, and re-cement the horn. I filled the broken back edge of the marble with Stabilit®.
Later I managed to find a suitable 6’’’ Kalthoff chimney (rare!). A small tulip shade of St. Louis completed this extraordinary lamp.
Lamp Data
Added by me:
Glass chimney, tulip shade and globe holder.
Cleaning and repairs:
All silver-plated parts cleaned and polished. The horn re-plastered in the ram's head. The broken edge of the marble block is filled with modelling substance.
Lamp body:
Base made of rectangular, richly ornamentally decorated brass or bronze casting with a reddish marble block screwed to it, 130 x 86 mm. A finely cast ram's head is screwed onto the marble. A natural horn that supports the glass font is cemented into this ram's head. The font is attached to the horn with an ornamented metal ring. An animal scene made of metal mounted on the horn (birds fighting against a snake). All metal parts are silver-plated.
Font made of plain, yellow opal glass, Ø 103 mm. Tightly plastered, not removable.
Burner:
6’’’ Reform Kosmos burner of Schuster & Baer, Berlin.
Wick knob marked: Patent Reform-Kosmos-Brenner. Back side with initials S&B.
Wick tube marked: Patent.
Flat wick 35 mm.
Glass chimney:
6’’’ Kalthoff chimney. Height 231 mm, Ø fitter 34 mm.
Marked: Patent 6''' + crown.
Shade and shade holder:
French tulip shade of St. Louis (signed), colourless glass, frosted, cameo-etched garlands and lion faces, fluted top rim, lipped fitter.
Height 97 mm, Ø fitter 55 and top rim 134 mm.
58 mm globe holder for 8’’’/10’’’ burners, adjusted to the burner.
Lamp dimensions:
Height up to collar 24.2 cm, total height with chimney 50.2 cm.
Total weight 1730 g.
