Superb Opaline Victorian Table Oil Lamp With Etched Pale Cranberry Shade This is a beautiful oil lamp in extremely good taste and very unusual in that it comes with a rare pale cranberry glass shade. Dating from the late 19th century the opaline fount is subtley coloured being a rich amber at the top toning down to a peachy pink underneath. The three panels around the middle contain pretty hand painted wild flower scenes. There may have been more decoration at one time as there are a few paint dots here and there around the fount, these if not required will be easily removable. The fount screws into a nice cast iron base decorated with flowers and leaves framing a harbour scene on two sides with sailing, steam and rowing boats, in fact the more you look, the more detail you will find. It is a very good example of it's type and has also been gilted. The lamp is fitted with a duplex (twin wick) burner having a snuffer for extinguishing the flames and there is a duplex oval chimney. The glass shade is really lovely measuring 9" in diameter over the frilled top and the quite rare pale cranberry colour acid etched with flowers and leaves is a perfect match for the fount. The shade has an unusually large base aperture and four small brass prongs have been fixed to the gallery on which it rests on the outer edge in order to keep it in place. It also has a selection of the usual glass flaws which were a feature of Victorian oil lamp glass. All in all a most superior oil lamp in good working order. Height 23¼” Width at widest point 6½" Weight (empty) 2630g Order number C32 Price £695 UK pounds sterling + delivery Contact the Oil Lamp Store for availability note  personal collection of this lamp would be welcome to avoid any possibility of damage in transit. Click Here for Currency Converter
Delightful Victorian Pink Glass Oil Lamp With Bee Hive Shade This beautiful Victorian cranberry oil lamp and shade is fabulous. Late 19th century the fount is a perfect lovely variation of pink, deep at the top and light underneath. The embossing on the fount is enhanced by pretty hand painted flowers and random gold leaf. The gold leaf has worn away in parts but still adds life to the effect. There are plenty of Victorian bubble flaws without which it could not be genuine. The fount connects to a brass stand which has a vertical wheat sheaf design, this stand in turn is fixed to a high gloss black ceramic base in good condition. A nice brass duplex (twin wick) burner with snuffer mechanism in good working order with new wicks. The winder knobs have "J Heaton Bethnal Green Rd" round the edge and the number "250" in the centre of the ceramic discs , there is a duplex oval chimney. The clear glass bee hive shade which measures about 8" in diameter over the widest area compliments the lamp perfectly. It has an acid etched pattern with flowers and leaves, it also has a selection of the usual glass flaws which were a feature of Victorian oil lamp glass and a very small nibble in the inner top aperture. Height 22½” Width at widest point 6½" Weight (empty) 2930g Order number C100 Price for lamp & shade £617 UK pounds sterling + delivery Price for lamp without shade £360 UK pounds sterling+ delivery SOLD Shade not sold as separate item. Click Here for Currency Converter note  personal collection of this lamp would be welcome.
Very Rare Pair Of Victorian Moderator Oil Lamps Here is a fabulous and very rare pair of beautiful early Victorian Moderator Oil Lamps. Genuine lighting history! These lamps would make a magnificent decoration piece. They are not working oil lamps as moderator lamps were fuelled with pressed olive oil and became obsolete for lighting purposes soon after the paraffin (kerosene) distillation process was discovered in 1847. Many were converted at later dates to light from electricity but there are no signs that these lamps have been tampered with in this way. From what I can see the original workings and moderators appear to be intact. When I purchased these oil lamps they were described as being porcelain, but I think they are actually made from beautiful thick midnight blue glass. The flower decoration which runs around the centres is hand painted. These oil lamps are in nice condition and are remarkably unscathed for their age. The brass burner holder on one has a slight dint and there is an almost un-noticeable score in the glass towards the base of the other lamp. The brass burner top gallery on the right hand lamp can be seen to differ from it's partner the original must have been lost at one time but it would function well as a shade holder if put to use. There is also evidence of a few soldered repairs to the inside burner mechanisms and so are hidden from view. Approx Weight Each (empty) 1820g Height to top of burners 15" Order number C104 Price for the Pair  £727 UK pounds sterling + delivery Click Here for Currency Converter note  personal collection of these lamps would be welcome
Rare and Imposing Young's Edwardian Banquet Oil Lamp with Spectacular Cranberry Shade This beautiful Edwardian banquet lamp and cranberry shade is fabulous. Early 20th century, the fount is clear diamond and inverted thumbprint cut glass round the circumference with large thumbprint round the top. This fount radiates quality. The fount connects to a wonderful heavy stand comprising of cast brass decorated sections fitting to an ornate brass base. There are two hairline age cracks on the base edge where it stands, these do not effect the overall picture and could be easily repaired. The lovely Young's brass duplex (twin wick) burner is in good working order with snuffer lever and new wicks. The winder knobs have "Young's no.1 screw" engraved on them and there is a duplex oval chimney. The wide cranberry glass shade is beautiful and sets the lamp off perfectly. It has an acid etched pattern with flowers and leaves. There are a few small nibbles under the base where it stands on the burner's gallery and glass bubble and stress flaws (one surface open one which is 10mm long by 1mm at widest point) which were a feature caused by the way oil lamp glass of the period was manufactured and will have been with the shade since new. This is an exceptionally nice oil lamp and would make a centre piece that will be a talking point anywhere. Height 27” Width at widest point 7½" Width of Shade at widest point 12½" Weight (empty) 4835g Order number C44 Price for lamp & shade £895 UK pounds sterling + delivery Price for lamp without shade £460 UK pounds sterling + delivery SOLD Shade not sold as separate item. Contact the Oil Lamp Store for availability note  This oil lamp is heavy so personal collection would be welcome to avoid any possibility of damage in transit. Click Here for Currency Converter
Very Rare Canton Ceramic Moderator Lamp This is a most unusual and rare Canton ceramic moderator lamp with ornate cast brass base and mounts, most likely dating from the early part of the 19th century. In excellent condition it is untouched uncleaned and undisturbed from the time of acquisition. The brass oil / mechanism holder has been drilled to convert to electricity but all wiring and fitments are now removed. It could be rewired and refitted or it may be possible to restore it to it's original purpose. The mechanism and spring still vibrate through the lamp, the drill holes could be brazed and the leather piston could be renewed and without disassembling to check the burner seems to be intact. A most interesting challenge for the serious collector or a lovely lamp for the non technical person! Height 17¼" Width at widest point 5" Weight (empty) 3460g Order number C22 Price £1157 UK pounds sterling + delivery Contact the Oil Lamp Store for availability note  personal collection of this lamp would be welcome to avoid any possibility of damage in transit. Click Here for Currency Converter

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