A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV BRONZE COLZA-OIL LAMPS
Lot 24

A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV BRONZE COLZA-OIL LAMPS

CIRCA 1830

Closed4 June 2008

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GBP 2,750

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A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV BRONZE COLZA-OIL LAMPS
Circa 1830
The single branches issuing from urn-shaped columns on stepped square plinths, with associated glass chimneys and spherical shades
16½ in. (42 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

This pair of colza-oil lamps were probably made for the American market for retailers such as Baldwin Gardiner, the distinguished New York retailer. The lamps that he sold were essentially made by lamp manufacturers in Birmingham and London, such as Thomas Messenger and Sons.