$415
Eleven Early Lighting Devices, 19th century five made of tin: a mustard-painted spout lamp, a red-painted spout lamp, a red-painted hand lamp with kerosene burner and glass chimney, a globular colorless glass font mounted in a square red-painted tin support, and a miniature tin candlestick; a small brass candlestick; three glass peg lamps, one with a ruby glass font, two with colorless glass fonts; a occupational lamp with blue globular glass font and camphene burner, a small green pressed loop pattern glass hand lamp with pewter whale oil burner, (imperfections), ht. 2 1/2-6 1/4 in. a mustard-painted spout lamp-old mustard paint over earlier red red-painted tin spout lamp- dent to oval deflector, red-painted tin hand lamp with kerosene buner and glass chimney- paint wear; globular colorless glass font mounted in a square red-painted tin support- paint loss, over earlier blue; miniature tin candlestick- paint loss; small brass candlestick- solder reinforcement at stem and dish, dish dented a little; colorless ; three glass peg lamps, one with a ruby glass font, two with colorless glass fonts- one lacking cap; a occupational lamp with blue globular glass font and camphene burner- no holder; a small green pressed loop pattern glass hand lamp- small chip at handle terminal.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-11-05