Antique Cut + Pressed Glass Whale Oil Lamp, Cut Square Base, Single Tube Burner

Antique Cut + Pressed Glass Whale Oil Lamp, Cut Square Base, Single Tube Burner, American, c. This glass lamp is a fine early example with great workmanship as it is both ppressed and cut. This lamp has a light bulb shaped font with six faceted cut panels to it's sides. This font is joined by a large wafer that reaches into the base of the font. The font is joined to a cut standard. Both the standard and square base are one solid piece of pressed glass that is very heavy and would make the lamp difficult to tip over. The lamp has a lemon squeezzer base. This lamp has a brass collar with a tin single tube, whale oil burner at the top. DIMENSIONS: The lamp measures 10 11/16 H.

(top of font) x 2 11/16" Dia at the font, x 3 3/8" square at the square base. CONDITION: The lamp is in very good condition with some minor chips, nicks and some wear to the base. There are also the imperfections often found in early flint glass of this period.

Antique Cut + Pressed Glass Whale Oil Lamp, Cut Square Base, Single Tube Burner. The lamp measures 10 11/16 H.

The lamp is in very good condition with some minor chips, nicks and some wear to the base.

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