English Antique Hinks and Sons Brass Oil Lamp

English Antique Hinks and Sons Silver Plate Oil Lamp This distinguished English antique oil lamp, meticulously crafted by the esteemed Hinks & Sons, is not only a testament to Victo...

Antique 19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp by A J Hinks and Sons Birmingham. This exquisite table lamp fea...

Antique Oynx and Brass Corinthian Table Lamp is a truly remarkable piece that exudes elegance and sophistication. With its very large size and exceptional quality, it is sure to mak...

Antique Brass Open Twist Table Lamp English 19th Century Antique Brass Open Twist Table Lamp. A captivating piece of Victorian craftsmanship. This lamp features a graceful open twis...

Antique Hinks & Son's French Rococo Style Sculptural Bronze Oil Lamp Converted Electrified Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 43.5" H (to finial) x 30" H (to light s...

Stunning blue opaline glass oil lamp mounted on a brass base and fitted with a slice cut clear crystal glass font. The lamp has been converted from oil and electrified. Sold without ...

A very fine pair of mid-Victorian parcel gilt bronze oil lamps, by Hinks, each modelled as a bearded warrior dressed in the style of a Saxon king with a crowned helmet, broadsword and double-headed battle axe, standing in front of a slender scroll support surmounted by a cut glass oil reservoir, all set on a shaped ormolu base encircled with a victor’s wreath of oak leaves, and raised on an octagonal bronze base, converted to electricity, stamped ‘Hinks & Sons Patent’ on the fitting. English, circa 1860. Footnote: James Hinks (1816-1905). Leaving home at 16 he tried many trades from wood turning, japanning, brush making, die sinking, medal making and even being a pub landlord, before manufacturing oil lamps. Working from the Crystal Lamp Works, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, he was joined by his son Joseph and renamed the company ‘James Hinks and Son in 1862’. They won a patent for ‘improvements in lamps’ the following year and swiftly launched the ‘Patent Duplex Lamp...

A historically significant Messenger's patent brass and cut glass table lamp, circa 1880. Originally designed as an oil lamp, this ingenious creation by Samuel S. Messenger & Sons of...