Featured Light the Lamp of Aesthetics!

As I mentioned before, Ms. G and I scored a few treasures at the recent national historic lighting show. Here's another one. I would date it to ca. 1870. Its heavy bronze with north wind faces on each side, surmounted by a frosted shade. It has a beautiful patina, loaded with verdigris.

One of the cool things about it is that not only does it have a connection to hook it up to the gas hose you presumably had coming from your wall when you bought the lamp, but it also has a smoothly adjustable flame control valve at the shade level. To me it exemplifies the glory of the Victorian period: Evolving technology combined with classically-inspired art. In this case, the lamp's design elements are "controlled" and abstracted enough to justify the label "Aesthetic."

This lamp has never been electrified and it never will be as long as I own it. It more than pays for itself as an "object d' art!"

Cheers!!

 

Very nice!

 

Stunning to say the least. Thank you for showing it.

Mikey

 

You and your wife have wonderful taste. Enjoy and thanks for sharing.

 

when it meant something, to actually make something nice....... good find !!!

 

Great presence ~ tall, refined elegance. Looks to have a wonderful patina.

 

I wouldn't mess with that either; the design is too elegant.

 

SO very, very, very nice!!!!

 

Finding something like this that has not been converted has to be pretty rare. Nice find!

 

It's lovely! Thanks for sharing it.

 

Beautiful! The base is sublime.

If you wanted to give it a glow then I'm sure there's a selection of battery and rechargable led lights to choose from.

 

I'd sit a battery-operated tealight in it and call it solved.