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Figural Clock Miniature Lamp
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Figural Clock Miniature Lamp
Estimate:
CA$1,000 - CA$1,200
Sold
CA$650
Live Auction
Historic Lamps & Lighting
Size
5 ¾” to top of frame; dial face 5 ½”D; lamp 2”H.
Category
Lamps & Lighting
Description
American. 1875-1920. Glass, metal, porcelain. A “Firefly” colourless miniature lamp with a white shade and a period burner sits in a black painted lamp holder, which is located behind the clock. The “Firefly” lamp illuminates the porcelain dial of the clock. Gold gilded cast metal frame with three feet.
Condition
Undamaged, running condition, replacement holder. Roughness to the top and the fitter edge of the shade.
Provenance
From the Valerie Lister Collection and from the Marjorie Hulsebus collection.
Literature
Published in the book Hulsebus 1 – Miniature Victorian lamps, pg. 36, fig. 87.
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