Live Auction 10641Christie's Interiors
A MALTESE SILVER OIL LAMP, LAMPIER
Lot 310

A MALTESE SILVER OIL LAMP, LAMPIER

MARK OF SIMEONE LEBRUN, OAKES PERIOD, CIRCA 1810/1820, ALSO MARKED WITH A SMALL INCUSE" T", PERHAPS A WORKMAN'S MARK

Closed17 March 2015

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A MALTESE SILVER OIL LAMP, LAMPIER
MARK OF SIMEONE LEBRUN, OAKES PERIOD, CIRCA 1810/1820, ALSO MARKED WITH A SMALL INCUSE" T", PERHAPS A WORKMAN'S MARK
The reservoir with domed top and three lights above an urn-shaped section engraved with foliated initials CB and with a small heart-shaped winder to adjust lamp extending from one side, two of the original three fittings dependent from chains, a snuffer of scissor type and a bell-shaped extinguisher, the narrow stem descending to a second urn-shaped section above the sunken circular foot, the latter chased around with shell motifs within scrolls and additional foliate motifs, the adjustable oval reflector with gadroon border, chased with a version of Grand Master Vilhena's arms within a wreath probably at a later date for the tourist trade, the top with oval grip
22 in. high (56 cm.)
37 oz. (1147 gm.)

Specialist note

According to new research by the Maltese historian Alaine Apap Bologna, author of "The Silver of Malta ", the maker's mark on this lamp, previously attributed to Gioacchino Lebrun alone, was in fact shared with his younger brother Simeone and by the start of the Oakes period, Gioacchino who had died in 1810, was off the scene. Christies are indebted to Alaine for sharing her research with us.