Antique Brass Oil Lamp, c.1900

Antique Brass Oil Lamp, c.1900 A late Victorian to early Edwardian brass oil lamp, circa 1900, of fluted and gadrooned design. The lamp features a circular reeded column rising to a moulded reservoir and domed burner gallery with decorative crown piercings. The twin toothed wheels for wick adjustment are present but corroded. The lamp stands on a dark glazed pottery base, now broken and incomplete, secured by a threaded brass rod visible underneath. The design and materials are typical of English domestic oil lamps of the period. Condition: Aged patina and oxidation throughout, with some dents and minor distortion to the brass. The pottery base is broken and partly missing, as shown. Burner mechanism untested. Dimensions: Width: 18 cm Height: 46 cm