AN ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BANQUET OIL LAMP  

CIRCA 1890

THIS STUNNING CERAMIC OIL LAMP HAS A SUPERB CREAM BODY HAND PAINTED IN GILT,SILVER AND GREEN,IT HAS A MATCHING DROP IN FONT PAINTED IN LINE WITH THE BODY,THE FONT HAS A BAYONET FITTING BRASS COLLAR TO TAKE THE DUPLEX BURNER WITH EXTINGUISHER AND RED THUMB WHEELS BOTH MARKED "YOUNGS SPECIAL".
THE BURNER WAS MANUFACTURED IN BIRMINGHAM BY "YOUNGS'S PARAFFIN LIGHT & MINERAL OIL COMPANY, NEW SPRING STREET BIRMINGHAM, DR JAMES YOUNG STARTED THE FIRST PLANT TO PRODUCE PARAFFIN (KEROSENE) FROM SHALE FOR OIL LAMPS IN BRITAIN IN 1848.

HEIGHT - 29" (74CM)

BASE DIA - 7" (18CM)

FINISHED WITH A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL VICTORIAN EMERALD GREEN FINE ETCHED TULIP SHADE (IN EXCELLENT CONDITION)

(INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL CRYSTAL GLASS FIREPROOF CHIMNEY )

THIS LOVELY PIECE IS IN LIGHTLY CLEANED,FULLY WORKING ANTIQUE CONDITION.