ASSORTED MINIATURE OIL LAMPS, LOT OF TWO

Pricing & History
comprising a Floral and Lattice example with polychrome decoration to embossed floral sprays, with matching ball-form shade, colorless chimney, and fitted with a period burner marked "MADE IN U.S.A"; and a molded example with fired-on red and green floral spray decoration, with matching pattern chimney-shade, and fitted with a period burner marked "P. & A. / HORNET."Color: opaque white, cased yellow to white, and polychrome decoration, Circa: Fourth quarter 19th/early 20th century. Condition: Floral and Lattice font and chimney undamaged, minor bend to burner fitter ring, and some minor flakes to shade rim, possibly as made, roughness and irregularities as made; molded example font undamaged, shade with several chips and flakes to top rim, some minor flakes to fitter rim, and roughness as made. Size: 4" to top of collar; the second 8" to top of shade, 3 3/4" H to top of collar. Provenance: Provenance: Collection of Marion and Carlton Cotting. Reference 1: Literature: Smith - Miniature Lamps I, p. 115, fig. 229.Ibid, p. 112, fig. 220.