Antique Kerosene Oil Banquet Emerald Green Sandwich Riverside Glass Lamp

UP FOR SALE: REALLY UNUSUAL, LARGE, HAND BLOWN, EMERALD GREEN GLASS KEROSENE LAMP. THIS BEAUTIFUL LAMP IS AMERICAN MADE DURING LATE 19th.

THE SHADE-CHIMNEY GLOBE IS FREE BLOWN AND MOLD PRESSED, VERY DELICATE AND THIN, HAS AN ORIGINAL GRAPE DESIGN DECORATION. THE FONT AND THE BASE ARE MOLD BLOWN SEPARATELY AND THEN CONNECTED TOGETHER WHILE THE GLASS WAS STILL HOT, VERY DIFFICULT TASK FOR THE GLASS MAKER TO PERFORM, IT REQUIRES A LOT OF SKILL. THE FONT HAS THE SAME GRAPE DESIGN ETCHING AS THE CHIMNEY-GLOBE.

THIS STUNNING LAMP IS ALL ORIGINAL, STILL IN A GREAT WORKING ORDER. GLASS HAS NO CHIPS CRACKS OR REPAIRS, ONLY THE USUAL IMPERFECTIONS SMALL BUBBLING, SWIRLS, ETC. METAL PARTS HAVE A RICH OLD PATINA.

THIS BEAUTY IS A TRUE GREAT EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY AMERICAN GLASS MAKING TRADITION. THE MEASUREMENTS ARE: 18.5" TO THE TOP OF THE CHIMNEY-GLOBE, FONT IS 6.5" IN DIAMETER, THE BASE IS 7.

I DO HAVE THE SAME DESIGN IN BLUE AND WHITE GLASS IN MY COLLECTION pic. # 10, AND WILL ACCEPT AN OFFER ON ALL THREE OF THEM. The item "ANTIQUE KEROSENE OIL BANQUET EMERALD GREEN SANDWICH RIVERSIDE GLASS LAMP" is in sale since Thursday, January 17, 2013.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Lamps\ Non-Electric\Kerosene". The seller is "momota65" and is located in San Jose, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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