Lanters - Copper, Iron (cast/wrought) - Late 19th century
Antique copper gas lamp with cast iron base from the Netherlands ca 1860. The lamp is made of copper. Door with closure on side. Beautiful flue on top. The lamp has its decorative elements on the corners of the top and bottom. The lamp was converted into electricity in the early 1900s. Pottery fittings are there. The cast iron base is original and is part of it. The shade with support was attached to a cast iron lamppost at the time. It is a beautiful decorative lamp in the old patina. Lamp needs to be picked up due to fragility.
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Antique copper gas lamp with cast iron base from the Netherlands ca 1860. The lamp is made of copper. Door with closure on side. Beautiful flue on top. The lamp has its decorative elements on the corners of the top and bottom. The lamp was converted into electricity in the early 1900s. Pottery fittings are there. The cast iron base is original and is part of it. The shade with support was attached to a cast iron lamppost at the time. It is a beautiful decorative lamp in the old patina. Lamp needs to be picked up due to fragility.