$500
AMERICAN BLUE, RED, AND CLEAR GLASS OIL AND SPIRIT LAMPS, 1873-1880, LOT OF SEVEN, H 4 7/8"-10 1/2":Includes one blue glass spirit lamp with holder, H 7 1/8", raised on a gilt metal base, with ring handle and fixture on lamp, patented Oct. 28, 1873, (missing chimney); one blue glass "swan" oil lamp, H 10 1/2", with a blue "swan" base, gold colored fixture, and a clear chimney, patented Feb. 27, 1877; one clear glass spirit lamp, H 6", C. 1880, with decorative acanthus leaf patterns about round base, and metal fixture, (missing chimney); one clear glass spirit or oil lamp, H 4 7/8", C.1880, in the shape of a log cabin with handle, and metal fixture, (missing chimney); one blue glass oil lamp, H 7 5/8", C.1880, base decorated with stars and embossed "twinkle", gilt metal fixture, and a clear glass chimney; one red glass spirit lamp, H 6 5/8", C.1880, with peeling red color on a six-paneled base, metal fixture (tarnished), and a narrow clear glass chimney; and one cobalt blue molded glass 'coal' oil lamp, H 7 1/4", C.1880, with an attached handle, one side marked "little butter cup" in raised letters, a single-mold seam, clear chimney, and wick chamber (missing wick). Ex. Collection of the Kingman Museum of Natural History, Battle Creek, MI. Donated by The Estate of Susan Stebbins Stark, Lansing, MI, Circa 1938.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2007-04-13
