Description: I bought this lamp at an antique shop in Philadelphia about 40 years ago. The shop owner told me that it was from the 18th century. I brought it back on the plane with me and have loved it ever since. It was made before they discovered kerosene (wiki below). It adjusts from just under 5 ft. tall to over 6 ft. tall. Solid bronze with a cast iron weight it the bottom. Mica panels in the lamp portion. The body flips down and tilts the candle for easy lighting. I had this on ebay about 20 years ago but it didn't reach the reserve. It did get up to almost $2,000.00 but I decided not to sell it and removed it. I am inclined again to sell it so now you can have this marvelous museum piece. I can't find any markings on it, but the mica, the candle and solid bronze certainly dates it. The ship portrayed would have been current international travel of that period. Amazing. Like having a 747 on a lamp today. I included a comparison of three different levels of extension. If it were made after 1846 in probably would have been kerosene, not candle. It does say Elizabethan Galleon on the ship. It is very hard to find a comparison because it is so rare. If you google "18th century lighting mica" you will see quite a few similar designs. The candle lamps always had ventilation...usually 3 on top like this one. From Wiki: In 1846 Abraham Pineo Gesner invented a substitute for whale oil for lighting, distilled from coal. Later made from petroleum, kerosene became a popular lighting fuel. Modern and most popular versions of the kerosene lamp were later constructed by Polish inventor and pharmacist Ignacy Łukasiewicz, in Lviv in 1853.[4][5][6][7] It was a significant improvement over lamps designed to burn vegetable or sperm oil. Bid with confidence, considering our perfect 100% feedback on 3000+ transactions! In other countries this may be known as: Band Orgel Bandet orgel バンドオルガン Группа органа बैंड अंग fascia d'organo banda de órganos 밴드 기관 organe de bande 樂隊器官 乐队器官 音乐盒 乐队器官 muziekdoos soittorasia boîte à musique Spieluhr μουσικό κουτί संगीत बॉक्स kotak musik オルゴール 오르골 جعبه محتوی ساز کوکی ىَçûêàëüيàے ّêàٍَëêà caja de mْsica speldosa موسیقی باکس Blwch Cerddoriaeth We built two automated guitars for Apple Records around 2001. One was put in the office at Apple records and George Harrison took one home. His widow Olivia still has one in her home in London. What kind of people buy our products? People like you, George Harrison and these other famous customers giving me a video endorsement: Richard Donner, Oscar award winning director of Superman 1 and 2, Lethal Weapon, X-Men, The Gooneys, Omen and many more had this to say when asked how he learned abuot me: Photo Gallery - click to enlarge Peter Jackson, director of "Lord of the Rings". King Kong, District 9 and The Hobbit - Click here to see a video of Peter and I as he comments on his new purchase. Bid with confidence, considering our nearly perfect feedback3000+ transactions!
Price: 1950 USD
Location: Modesto, California
End Time: 2025-01-10T16:26:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: 59 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Primary Material: Bronze
Country/Region of Origin: United States
Age: Pre-1800
Brand: Antique
Color: Bronze
Type: Floor Lamp
Original/Reproduction: Original
