Miniature, Kerosene & Early Lighting
Catalogue Information: 454 lots with images | View lots
Date: 06 June 2009
Auction House:
Location:
2177 Green Valley Lane
Mt. Crawford, VA
USA
22841
Phone: 540.434.3939
Fax: 540.434.3399
Email: info@jeffreysevans.com
Viewing Notes:
AUCTION PREVIEW: FRIDAY, JUNE 5th from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The June 6th auction features the second half of the Carleton Cotting miniature lamp collection and the collection of the late Joan Bone, a founding member of the Historical Lighting Society of Canada, to be sold in more than 450 cataloged lots.
More than 400 miniatures will be sold in 245 cataloged lots, including Victorian art and opalescent examples, a wide variety of colored patterned stand and finger examples, junior banquet and parlor examples, student and other metal examples, peg lamps, etc.
Also offered for auction are nearly 200 early to late period kerosene lamps that include triple dolphin, swan, and other figural bases, many good Victorian opalescent stand and finger lamps, a colorless Marriage lamp with rare original match cover, several cut overlays, early colored base and font stand lamps, several banquet and parlor lamps, etc.
Among the more than 40 whale oil/fluid period stand and finger lamps up for sale are blown and pressed, and flint EAPG examples.
The catalog also contains a good selection of kerosene parts as well as related material including "Baby" and red globe skater's lanterns, match holders and more.
We provide comprehensive and detailed descriptions of all cataloged lots. If after you view our catalog you still have questions about a particular item, please email your question to info@jeffreysevans.com or call (540) 434-3939.
We will be happy to answer specific questions about lots in our current auction up to 24 hours prior to the start of the sale. When contacting us, please remember to include the lot number(s) in which you are interested.
Following is a breakdown of the auction categories. Hopefully this will help you locate lots that are of interest to you:
- MINIATURE LIGHTING: Lots 2-244 [Lot 1 is a "no lot"]
- WHALE OIL & FLUID LIGHTING: Lots 245-277
- KEROSENE LIGHTING: Lots 278-436
- LIGHTING ACCESSORIES & PARTS: Lots 437-456
Sale Notes:
Plans are to hold this sale in our new auction gallery in Mount Crawford, VA, which is currently under construction and due for completion in May 2009. Although we are currently on schedule, we have reserved the RAMADA HARRISONBURG (exit 243 off I-81) as an alternate venue in the event that construction is not completed in time for this auction. Please check our website, jeffreysevans.com for updates.
Lot 2: BRADLEY & HUBBARD METAL JUNIOR BANQUET LAMP
BRADLEY & HUBBARD METAL JUNIOR BANQUET LAMP, kerosene period, urn form with green and red patination, gilt-metal band of cartouche decoration, removable brass B & H drop-in font with white paint, gilt metal pedestal base heavily embossed with scrolli [...more]
Lot 3: HULSEBUS I, FIG. 8 MINIATURE LAMP
HULSEBUS I, FIG. 8 MINIATURE LAMP, kerosene period, opaque blue with polychrome floral decoration, Olmsted burner, opaque white shade with non-matching floral decoration.
Lot 4: HULSEBUS I, FIG. 12 / SUNLIGHT MINIATURE FINGER LAMP
HULSEBUS I, FIG. 12 / SUNLIGHT MINIATURE FINGER LAMP, kerosene period, teal green, metal saucer base, swirled rib pattern, #1 Taplin-Brown collar, period burner.
Lot 5: HULSEBUS I, FIG. 60 / MATCHLESS MINIATURE STAND LAMP
HULSEBUS I, FIG. 60 / MATCHLESS MINIATURE STAND LAMP, kerosene period, opaque white, additional embossing of seventeen stars, period string burner, opaque white shade.
Lot 6: HULSEBUS I, FIG. 65 MINIATURE STAND LAMP
HULSEBUS I, FIG. 65 MINIATURE STAND LAMP, kerosene period, colorless, patterned with six panels of diamond hatching.
