Sell one like this
$563$475
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2397Location: BostonDate / Time: February 17, 2008 11:00AM
Description:
Five Pewter Lighting Devices, America, early 19th century, including a pair of whale oil lamps with inverted acorn-form fonts, ring handles, and dish bases, one with a lemon-form font and camphene burners, a sparking lamp with cylindrical font, camphene burner and dish base, and a hand lamp with cylindrical font and lard oil burner, all unmarked, (imperfections),ht. 4 1/4-7 3/8 in.
Estimate $300-500
All lamps with some subtle dents and wear, the pair- minor pitting, one dish base edge with 1 1/2 in. area of dents, small losses; sparking lamp with repaired shaft.