ASSORTED EMBOSSED PATTERN MINIATURE OIL LAMPS, LOT OF TWO

Pricing & History
comprising a Cosmos pattern lamp, with matching pattern umbrella-form shade, burner marked "P. & A. MFG. CO.," and colorless chimney; and a Floral and Lattice pattern lamp, with matching pattern shade. Fitted with a burner marked "ABCO. / NUTMEG," and colorless chimney.Color: opaque white, with polychrome decoration, Circa: Fourth quarter 19th/early 20th century. Condition: Fonts undamaged; Cosmos shade with roughness to rims as made, and many minor flakes to interior of fitter rim; Floral and Lattice shade with several minor flakes to interior of top rim and fitter rim. Size: Cosmos example 4" to top of collar; Floral and Lattice example 3 7/8" H to top of collar. Provenance: Provenance: From a Connecticut private collection. Reference 1: Literature: Smith - Miniature Lamps I, p. 134, fig. 286.And ibid, p. 115, fig. 229.