Opaline and Cobalt Blue Glass Table Lamp

 
c.1825-1850
H: 59 cm 23.2-inch,  Base D:  20cm W: 20 8-inch approx.
Material: Glass, gilt bronze
 
Striking lamp of good scale, in the neo classical taste the opaline white glass swelling baluster shaft with hand applied with hand applied spirally written cobalt blue stem and raised on a bulbous and deeply lobed scrolling foliated acanthus leaf triangular triform concave plinth base with egg-and-dart and lambs tongue decoration.
 
Untouched, having been adapted along its history  from its original use originally an
 * Argand lamp,  oil to gas and finally to electricity supplied rewired with PAT without compromising its integrity.
 
Condition:Slight old flea nibble, hardly noticable to one blue spiral (rear of lamp) l but nothing which detracts from the aesthetic appeal.
 
*The argand burner was first patented in 1780 by Aime Argand, a Swiss physicist and chemist. The argand burner allowed for an output that was six to ten candela — brighter than that of earlier oil lamps. It was designed for study and allowed for individuals to read with greater ease.The burner consists of a cylindrical wick housed between two metal tubes. The inner tube provides a passage through which air can be fed directly into the flame resulting in a brighter light. The font or oil reservoir is positioned above or beside the burner, with air holes surrounding it, to allow more air to pass through to the flame. Furthermore, a ground-glass shade rests on the oil reservoir scattering light in all directions. The Argand lamp was the lamp of choice until about 1850, when the cheaper Kerosene became popular.