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SCARCE" Antique Mini Oil Lamp, Scenic Decor, S1-333
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"SCARCE" Miniature Oil Lamp Decorated with Pastoral Scenes Scenic Miniature Oil Lamp, S1-333 About 7 1/4" tall to top of shade About 4" in diameter at widest point Pictured in "Miniature Lamps", Figure 333 Background & History: A lamp very much like this one (albeit with a different scene) is shown in Frank & Ruth Smith's book "Miniature Lamps" in Figure 333. The lamp in the book has a Dutch scene painted in shades of blue. This lamp, which is the same size and shape as the lamp in the book has a detailed, fired on, pastoral scene on the front of both the shade and the base. The scene is painted in shades of green and brown. A part of this large scene is repeated on the back of both the shade and the base. While the scenes are different, knowledgeable collectors would agree that this lamp and the one shown in the book are simply two variations of the same lamp. The Smith's don't provide any information about the age or manufacturer of this lamp. Perusing our lamp reference books (particularly Smith's) we found at least four other lamps (besides 333) which are very similar to this one in size and shape. Those four are S1-470, S1-471, S2-262 and S2-508. S1-471 (Spanish Lace) is attributed to Norwood on p. 106 of McDonald's book" Evolution of the Night Lamp." S1-470 is identified as the "Utopia Optic Lamp" shown on page 106 of McDonald's book. McDonald, following research done by Heacock, believes that the Utopia Optic was manufactured either at Northwood Glass or at the Buckeye Glass Company. T is no absolute definitive proof of its attribution. In her research McDonald compared Heacock's patterns in his book III" Victorian Colored Pattern Glass" to night light patterns. Thus, an attribution of this lamp was made to Northwood or Buckeye but points out that these attributions are not supported by any documented trade journal ads an has to be considered conjecture. Since one manufacturer frequently made lamps of several different types of glass, different colors and different decor from the same molds, it is possible (although not at all certain) that all of the lamps in the Smith books were made at either Northwood or Buckeye and probably date to the 1890s. The Smiths describe the lamp (fig. 333) as being made of white milk glass. The glass, however, is closer in style to white Bristol glass than the typical milk glass in that it has a smooth finish, is more delicate than the typical milk glass and is more translucent than milk glass; the glass has an opalescent quality to it. Its hard to tell if the scenes on the lamp were hand-painted or were transfer-printed. We know from McDonald's book that many glass companies of the period had sizable staffs of artists who hand-painted their pieces. We've also read that transfer printing was a common method of decorating white Bristol glass (at least in England). Close inspection of the lamp reveals mold lines visible on the interior of the shade and on the base. These indicate that both parts of the lamp were made in two-part molds. Condition of this lamp: This lamp is in excellent condition. T are a couple of the typical flea-bites on the inner edges of the both the top and bottom of the globe. These are not very significant. T are no chips, cracks or discernible defects in this lamp. The painted decor is also in excellent condition and shows little or no signs of wear. The old brass hardware, which has been polished, is also in fine condition. The collar is securely attached to the font and has no splits or cracks. The Nutmeg burner is embossed "MADE IN U S" (the "A" is either missing or too faint to see) on the thumb wheel. The thumb wheel turns freely, but t is no wick in this lamp. The shade ring fits snugly over the burner gallery.... 
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