Lighter/ lamp? Patent # 531887 for lighter part

PLEASE date this item. Lighter/resivoir for oil/fluid... i am trying to convince myself buying an item that was clearly damaged was a good idea... there is a lighter with a wick in it & it goes atop&inside a white cuplike object with i cant really describe what kind of scene going om. It appears the child on the right has reindeer antlers on and wings? Or maybe im seeing it wrong- please date both halfs of this piece and share with me some info on who made it and what for besides holding a flame. It is quite nice although partially operable(i see no sparks)

 

The lighter's not the trick...the porcelain holder is....any marks ?

https://www.terapeak.ca/worth/vintage-porcelain-table-lighter-japan/391396940499/

 

Mine appears to be early 1930s but that one is so similar just with a newer look, being in better condition and having a later than expected date on it... i only noticed markings saying Japan on the lighter, and a sticker saying Japan on the bottom of the porcelain.

 

I'll give you props you are narrowing down the hunt !

 

Hey wait! Theirs look so like a cheaper copy of mine! Look at the gold holding around the top rim by the top of The scene of three figures. Notice how it overlaps and looks like a broken line to the right

 

ya...I saw that.....so yours is better made....don't mean it's older !
But it may be........I just help the best I can !

 

I just got excited sorry if it sounded like I was upset I'm grasping at straws here as to why this should be worth more than the 2.75$ I paid for it. Maybe I'll sell it to my dad for a $5 bill