This exceptional Victorian-era composite oil lamp features a brilliant ruby-flashed glass font with a traditional wheel-cut and frosted grapevine and leaf motif. The font is securely mounted on a finely detailed figural spelter (zinc alloy) stem depicting a young woman carrying a basket—a classic neoclassical "Flower Girl" or "Harvest" subject. The entire assembly rests upon a solid, square black marble base.

Notably, this piece remains in its original, unadulterated state. The glass font and metal stem are joined using the period-correct plaster setting rather than modern glue, a hallmark of authentic 19th-century manufacturing that serious collectors look for. The lamp includes a brass burner marked "English Made" and a vintage glass chimney.

• Total Height (to top of chimney): 16.75"

• Lamp Height (to top of burner): 10"

• Base Width: 4"

• Pattern: Grapevine & Leaf (Frosted/Wheel-cut)

• Assembly: Authentic Plaster-set joins

Origin & Age

• Origin: Bohemian (Czech) glass font; assembly and hardware characteristic of American or British victorian manufacture.

• Age: Circa 1870–1885.

Material

• Font: Ruby cut-to-clear glass.

• Stem: Figural spelter with a rich, dark bronzed patina.

• Base: Polished marble.

Condition

• Glass: Excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs to the font or chimney.

• Base: The marble base shows minor "flea bites" and roughness along the edges, entirely consistent with its age and use.

• Functional: The burner is intact and the thumbwheel turns freely.

Reference

• Book Title: Oil Lamps II: Glass Kerosene Lamps

• Author: Catherine M.V. Thuro

• Page Number: 112

• Note: See Chapter 5 regarding "Composite Lamps." This text details the manufacturing of glass fonts on metal pedestals, specifically referencing the use of plaster of Paris for setting collars and stems during the mid-to-late Victorian period.

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