Antique Victorian (c1870) Enamel Painted Porcelain Oil Lamp-etched Glass Shade

AN ANTIQUE VICTORIAN "HINKS" BANQUET OIL LAMP. THIS SPLENDID ALL ORIGINAL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BANQUET OIL LAMP STANDS ON AN ORNATE GILT FOOT WITH A PORCELAIN BODY HAND PAINTED IN ENAMEL. THE MATCHING DROP IN FONT HAS A BAYONET FITTING COLLAR TO TAKE THE "DUPLEX" TWIN 1" WICK BURNER, WITH EXTINGUISHER AND CONCENTRIC WINDING SHAFT, WHICH HAS A WHITE CERAMIC THUMBWHEEL MARKED "HINKS No 2 LEVER, IT HAS A FULLY WORKING RAISING LEVER WHICH ENABLES LIGHTING OF THE WICK WITHOUT REMOVING THE CHIMNEY. PH HINKS & SON OF 91-96 GREAT HAMPTON STREET & HOCKLEY STREET, BIRMINGHAM, WERE ESTABLISHED BEFORE 1865 AS JAMES HINKS & SON, THEY MADE MANY OIL LAMPS AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS & THEY PATENTED THE DUPLEX BURNER IN 1865.

HEIGHT - 26.5 (67CM). BASE DIA - 9 (23CM).

FINISHED WITH AN ORIGINAL FINE ETCHED TULIP GLASS SHADE WHICH LOOK FANTASTIC WHEN ILLUMINATED (IN SUPER CONDITION). (INCLUDING A LATER GLASS FIREPROOF CHIMNEY).

THIS TABLE OIL LAMP IS IN EXCELLENT, LIGHTLY CLEANED, ANTIQUE CONDITION AND IN FULL WORKING ORDER INCLUDING WICK. The item "ANTIQUE VICTORIAN (C1870) ENAMEL PAINTED PORCELAIN OIL LAMP-ETCHED GLASS SHADE" is in sale since Wednesday, February 22, 2017.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Antique Furniture\Lamps\Victorian (1837-1901)". The seller is "antiquecranberrylighting" and is located in Pershore. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Product Type: Lamps
Original/Reproduction: Original
Style: Art Nouveau
Age: 1800-1899
Material: Gilt and Porcelain
ANTIQUE GILT & PORCELAIN OIL LAMP: CIRCA 1870