PRESSED ACANTHUS LEAF WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP
PRESSED ACANTHUS LEAF WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP, translucent jade green (reacts under black light) above alabaster/clambroth with lightly sanded surfaces, large size, dome-top font with 12 protruding petals below the shoulder and a short hexagonal extension with 12 beads below, raised on a 12-petal-top acanthus leaf standard and double-step square base beaded between the steps, wafer construction, later brass collar. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. and others. 1840-1860.
Condition: Nearly undamaged with a single chip to one base corner.
Size: 12 1/4" H, 4 1/4" SQ base.
Provenance: From a private Minnesota collection.
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PRESSED ACANTHUS LEAF WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP, translucent jade green (reacts under black light) above alabaster/clambroth with lightly sanded surfaces, large size, dome-top font with 12 protruding petals below the shoulder and a short hexagonal extension with 12 beads below, raised on a 12-petal-top acanthus leaf standard and double-step square base beaded between the steps, wafer construction, later brass collar. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. and others. 1840-1860.
Condition: Nearly undamaged with a single chip to one base corner.
Size: 12 1/4" H, 4 1/4" SQ base.
Provenance: From a private Minnesota collection.