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	Cut Glass Oil Lamp Shade OS77 Original, quality, 1920's/30's, spherical shaped, clear glass, oil lamp shade with a frosted upper three quarters with deep cut decorations of flowers and leaves. This shade will fit a standard, duplex, double wick burner, gallery. A shade hard to find these days with cut glass decoration and a little smaller than average. Complete and in good order. 6.5" tall, 6" widest and lower aperture 4". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £365.00


Etched Glass Oil Lamp Shade OS74 Original, quality, clear glass oil lamp shade, circa 1900, of a six sided form with repeated etched designs of an urn above curtain swags, with flowers and borders around. Will fit a standard, duplex double wick burner gallery. All is complete and in good order. 7" high, 8" widest and 4" lower aperture. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £265.00


	Oil Lamp Glass Bonnet Shade OS71 Original, quality, white overlaid on clear glass, oil lamp bonnet shade circa 1900, with a frilly turned out top and a clear glass underside. Will fit a standard, duplex double wick burner gallery. This shade has one chip to the underside of the top frill; this has been painted in and is not immediately visible. Otherwise, all is complete and in good order. Widest 8.5" and 7.25" high. Lower aperture 4". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £156.00


Etched Oil Lamp Globe OS65 Original, quality, 1920's, spherical shaped glass oil lamp globe which will fit a standard duplex double wick burner gallery. This example is mainly clear glass but with frosted decoration of dandelion flowers and leaves and other abstract designs. All is complete and in good and working order. 7.25" tall x 6.75" widest + 4" lower aperture. Click on photo for larger or other views. Price: £230.00


	Etched Oil Lamp Globe OS64 Original, quality, 1920's, spherical shaped glass oil lamp globe which will fit a standard duplex double wick gallery. This example is clear glass to the central panel and frosted to the upper and lower. The central panel also has etched designs of flowers and leaves. All is complete and in good order. 7.25" tall x 6.75" widest + 4" lower aperture. Click on photo for larger or other views. Price: £156.00


Nailsea Glass Red Oil Lamp Shade OS63 Original, quality, 19th century superb, red Nailsea glass with white swagged overlay, oil lamp shade to fit a standard duplex double wick burner gallery. The top rim is wavy and fluted and all is complete and in good order. A very unusual and stunning oil shade. 6" tall + 8.75" widest, lower aperture 4". Click on photo for a larger and other views. Price: £550.00


	Amber Glass Oil Lamp Shade OS62 Original, quality, late 19th century amber coloured glass, beehive shaped oil lamp shade. This very unusual example is a bold colour uppermost fading towards the base and all has an etched floral design. A stunner, perfect and complete. 7.5" tall + 6.5" widest + base aperture 4" Click on photo for a larger or other views Price: £485.00


Amber Glass Oil Lamp Globe OS54 Original, quality, 1920's amber coloured glass oil lamp globe, decorated overall with daisy designs. Will fit a standard duplex double wick burner gallery and is complete and in good order. 7"tall + 7" widest + 4" lower aperture. Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £450.00


	Etched Glass Oil Lamp Globe OS53 Original, quality, clear glass etched beehive shaped oil lamp shade circa 1900 decorated with roses. Will fit a standard duplex double wick burner, gallery and is complete and in good order. 7.75" tall + 7" widest + 4" lower aperture. Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £400.00


Etched Glass Oil Lamp Globe OS52 Original, quality, 1920's etched clear glass oil lamp globe. Will fit a standard duplex double wick burner gallery. This example has 4 panels depicting Putti with trees and birds and is complete and in good order. 7" tall + 6.5" widest + 4" lower aperture. Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £300.00


	Etched Oil Shade OS51 Original, quality, clear and frosted glass oil lamp shade, circa 1900, with etched floral panels and a crinkled top rim. Will fit a standard duplex double wick burner gallery. Complete and in good and working order. 6.5" tall, 4" lower aperture, 8.5" widest. Click on photo for larger view Price: £350.00


Yellow Oil Lamp Shade OS25* Original quality, late 19th century, Victorian glass oil lamp shade, with a diagonal ribbed design in relief to the main body, etched with floral motives, and a fluted, outward turned top rim. The top fluted section is in bold yellow, fading away to frosted and clear to the lower half. Will fit a standard duplex double wick burner and gallery. Complete and in good and working order. Not a chip in sight. 9" high x 6.5" widest diameter, aperture for gallery 4" diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £485.00


	Oil Heater Glass Shade OS5* Original quality, huge decorated glass oil shade, circa 1900. The unusual snow scene with two houses continues around the whole shade. This shade will fit the brass Cathedral hand warmer type heaters. Amazing shade in perfect condition. 12" high. Outside measurement of base 6" diameter. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £125.00


Brass Oil Side Lamp OL57 Original, quality, oil side lamp circa 1900 with a brass reeded column and stepped square plinth, with a plain but cut glass font and a brass twin wick burner. The wick controls are marked "Made in England Duplex". All has been polished, laquered, fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. Base 6.25" square + 20" tall without chimney + 28.5" tall with. The chimney and wicks are included in the price, but the shade is not, but may be available, item code OS62. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


	Brass Oil Side Lamp OL56 Original, quality, late 19th century oil side lamp with a brass corinthian column base, an opaline white glass font and a brass twin wick burner. The burner is marked to the wick controls "Eltex" for the manufacturer and and all has been polished and laquered and fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. Base 6" square + 23" tall without chimney + 32" tall with. The chimney and wicks are included in the price, but the shade is not, but may be available, item code OS60. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


Small Brass Oil Lamp with Shade OL52 Original, quality, late 19th century, small vase shaped brass oil side lamp complete with the original acid etched glass shade and chimney. The burner control is embossed 'Brenner Kosmos' and is complete with the wick and the bonnet shade is acid etched with a floral design. The brass has been polished and lacquered and apart from some minor blemishes to the brass body on one side all is complete and in good and working order. A very unusual example, complete with the shade and chimney. Base 4.25", 6.25" widest and 19.5" high including chimney. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £265.00


	Brass Wall Bracket Oil Lamp OL51 Original, quality brass oil lamp, swivel wall bracket, circa 1900, with a circular backplate with three countersunk screw holes for mounting. The bracket has a three arm basket to take the oil lamp and although this oil font and burner are modern replacements all will work as it should. It has all been fully overhauled, polished and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. Backplate 4" diameter, basket 5.5" diameter, 15.5" away from wall, 6.5" against wall and 11.5" high excluding chimney. The chimney and wicks are included in the price, but the shade is not, but may be available. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £130.00


Brass Ship's Oil Lamp OL34* Original quality all brass ship's oil lamp, manufactured by 'Bulpitt & Sons' of Birmingham, circa 1910/1920. Primarily used during the 1914-18 war. The rear white painted reflector is a replacement made to suit, copied from an original, and the large key to the door lock is an old key altered to suit, otherwise all is original and fully overhauled. The burner slides out for filling; the inner hood slides out for cleaning and enables the top outer hood to swing back for access for cleaning or removing the glass panes. The front key locks the glazed side door and the smaller key on the chain permits the wick to be adjusted without opening the door and therefore not permitting the wind putting out the lamp by accident. The whole lamp can be carried by using the top mounted swinging handle with the turned wooden grip, or it can be mounted on the bulkhead by using the clip fitting to the rear panel. All in all a fantastic, well thought out, oil lamp with the odd minor dent and minor pitting, all is complete and in good and working order. 16" tall with handle down x 8" wide x 5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £400.00


	Brass Oil Side Lamp OL20 Original quality, 1920's, brass oil side lamp in a simple Art Nouveau style with a twin duplex burner and gallery. The wick controls are marked 'H&G.O.L' for the makers. Some minor blemishes to the brass font otherwise all is complete and in good and working order, with no dents and all has been lacquered. 25" tall icluding chimney, 16.5" tall without x 7" base diameter. The chimney and wicks are included in the price, but the shade is not, but may be available. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £95.00


Aladdin Glass Oil Lamp Chimney OC1 Original, quality, post war clear glass oil lamp chimney in the original very clean carton. This chimney will fit a standard duplex twin 1" wick burner. All is complete and in good and working order. Carton 13" x 3.25" x 3.25" Click on photo for larger or other views. Price: £30.00


	Oil Lamp Wick Trimmer WT3 Original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron cutting tool for trimming oil burner wicks. The plier action will operate the blade to cut a 2.25" wick and, providing the blade is sharp, it will cut cleanly. Embossed to one handle is 'US Patent, manufactured in the USA'. A very unusual gadget; complete and in good and working order. 7.5" x 2.75" x 4". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £200.00


Oil Lamp Wick Trimmer WT2 Original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron, cutting tool for trimming oil lamp wicks. The plier action will operate the curved blades and this tool is designed to fit into the wick aperture on oil lamps with 1" wicks and, providing the blade has an edge, it will cut cleanly. Embossed to one handle 'U.S. Patent, manufactured in USA'. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. A very unusual gadget. 5.5" x 4.25" x 2". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00


	The Protector Miner's Lamp ML2* Original quality steel and brass miner's safety lamp, circa 1900/1920's. The circular brass plaque to the front details 'Type SL Approved Under Schedule B' and 'Protector Lamp & Lighting Co Ltd, The Makers, Eccles, Manchester'. The hand stamped number is 'No.72'. The locking rod has been removed, otherwise all is complete and in good order. 9.5" tall with handle down, 3.5" base diameter. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £130.00


Glass Oil Lamp Smoke Bell SB9 Original quality, 19th century, free blown clear glass smoke deflectors for oil lamps. This would have been suspended from the ceiling above an oil side or standard lamp, to protect the ceiling above from the soot and heat. This 'Thistle Head' shape is the more unusual. Complete and in good and working order. 9" x 9.5" tall x 7.5" widest. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


	Glass Oil Lamp Smoke Bell SB8 Original quality, 19th century, free blown clear glass smoke deflector for an oil lamp. This would have been suspended from the ceiling above an oil side or standard lamp, to protect the ceiling from the soot and heat. This 'thistle head' shape is the most difficult to find. All is complete and in good order. 12.25" high and 8.75" widest. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £89.00


Pair White Glass Smoke Deflectors SB4 Pair of original quality, 19th century, smoke deflectors (smoke bells) for oil lamps, in white glass. These examples are tall, have wavy outer rims and are complete and in good and working order. 8.5" tall x 7" widest diameter. Price is for the pair. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £160.00


	J. Foot Copper Jug Measure J43* Original, quality, late 19th century, small tinsmith made, copper jug with a side loop handle, a pouring spout to the front and a brass label detailing 'J. Foot & Son London' and 'Measure for Lamp'. J. Foot were manufacturers of medical equipment and we feel this is probably for fitting the oil reservoir on the heating lamp either under a sterilising unit or a Turkish type steam bath. We have previously sold the Turkish Steam Bath cabinets with heaters manufactured by J. Foot & Son of London. 3.25" high, 4" wide including handle and 3.2" front to back including spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00

Online Catalogue > Oil Lamps

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