Photograph
No. 047 · Lighting
Brass cherub oil lamp, converted
A cast cherub holding the font aloft, with a clear chimney above. Rewired; takes a standard bulb.
$265
Buy it nowAsk about this pieceThe only one we have. Once it sells it comes off the shop and stays in the archive.
- Period
- Late 19th century, converted mid 20th
- Measures
- 21 in. to the top of the chimney
- Condition
- Patina left as found. Cord and plug are new.
- Provenance
- A private estate, Northern Virginia
History
Oil lamps like this one were made to be handsome as well as useful — the figure carried the font because the font had to sit high enough to throw light across a room. Most were converted to electricity between the wars rather than thrown out, which is why so many survive with new cord and original brass.
Collection & delivery
Collect in person by arrangement in Northern Virginia, or have it delivered anywhere in Northern Virginia and Washington DC. Anything outside that, ask — it usually can be done. How delivery works.
