Double Argand Lamp

About the Item

English. Double Argand lamp, circa 1810. Glass, blown and gilt bronze and -brass, with lamp mechanism, and with glass chimneys. Measures: 20 1/16 in. high, 11 3/4 in. wide, 5 3/4 in. deep (overall). The horizontally reeded blown glass base of this very unusual double Argand lamp is strongly related to a group of glass in the so-called “Beehive” pattern that has, in the United States, been traditionally attributed to the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company of Sandwich, Massachusetts, about 1830-40. In his landmark book, New England Glass & Glass Making (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1972), glass scholar Kenneth Wilson mentions several pieces that “can be traced by direct family descent to the Boston & Sandwich Glassworks” (pp. 267 figs. 219 A & B and 268 figs. 220A & B). The inspiration for this glass made in New England was probably from English glass of the preceding generation. The present lamp, which by Virtue of the design of its gilt bronze and brass elements, is certainly of English origin, and must date from circa 1810. Condition: Excellent. The gilt-lacquer finish is largely original and has been minimally touched up as necessary. The prisms are not original, but are of the correct period and style. The chimneys are modern replacements Based Upon a period prototype. (The lamp never had any glass shades.) Electrified.

Dimensions:

Height: 20.07 in (50.98 cm)Width: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Depth: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)

Style:

Regency (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Blown Glass,Brass,Bronze,Gilt

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

Early 19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1810

Condition:

Replacements made. Refinished. Condition: Excellent. The gilt-lacquer finish is largely original and has been minimally touched up as necessary. The prisms are not original, but are of the correct period and style. The chimneys are modern replacements Based Upon a period prototype.

Seller Location:

New York, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: FAPG 19947D.0011stDibs: LU90321970512

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