ANTIQUE EARLY 19th C AMERICAN COLONIAL IRON " BETTY " LAMP LIGHTING DECORATED
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:115910 |
The BEST Antique American "Betty" Lamp with Rare SWAN Decoration! Circa 1820-1840 - Scarce Piece of American Folk Art! Simply the BEST example of an early 19th century blacksmith made grease lamp Circa 1820-1840 complete with original sliding lid. Without question this is one of the rarest Betty Lamp's we've every offered and is truly of Museum Quality. The overall design of the lamp can be seen referenced in numerous volumes on early country furnishings as the style, design and function i...s a common choice for early illumination needs. To find one with a Decorative Element is a True Rarity!Expertly crafted, note the lovely tooling the piece has on the hanging arm and the sliding lid. The BEST attribute though of course is the winged bird that is on the center of the sliding cover, a Swan in perfect profile with a gracefully formed in neck and tail feathers. TRULY A GEM OF ORIGINAL AMERICAN FOLK ART!
The sliding lid to the piece swings out on one side with half shaped cresent area moving to the left with the user then being able to replace the wick via the wick channel or refill the piece with grease, lard, lamp oil or whale oil.
Please view the Images for Enlarged Details! Bottom underside has a rivet where the internal wick channel is securely.Includes the original hanging hook. Note again the tooling work on the arm. Has some oxidation as would be expected from age, some blackening and soot to the surface and interior area. Bottom has "1. or I." small mark in red archival paint , undoutably a refence to a museum display or collection it was a part of at somepoint in its life. Stands 3 3/4" tall (Not including the hanging hook) and 4 1/2" in length and 3" wide. It's a Marvelous example of Early American Lighting and Coupled with the Swan Design, just a Gem of Early Folk Art! and sure to be a Center Point of Any Colonial Era Home Decorum or Early Lighting Collection. Offered for a period of Five days with no reserve and a low starting bid!
Free (Domestic US) Priority Mail is Included with the Listing.
The sliding lid to the piece swings out on one side with half shaped cresent area moving to the left with the user then being able to replace the wick via the wick channel or refill the piece with grease, lard, lamp oil or whale oil.
Please view the Images for Enlarged Details! Bottom underside has a rivet where the internal wick channel is securely.Includes the original hanging hook. Note again the tooling work on the arm. Has some oxidation as would be expected from age, some blackening and soot to the surface and interior area. Bottom has "1. or I." small mark in red archival paint , undoutably a refence to a museum display or collection it was a part of at somepoint in its life. Stands 3 3/4" tall (Not including the hanging hook) and 4 1/2" in length and 3" wide. It's a Marvelous example of Early American Lighting and Coupled with the Swan Design, just a Gem of Early Folk Art! and sure to be a Center Point of Any Colonial Era Home Decorum or Early Lighting Collection. Offered for a period of Five days with no reserve and a low starting bid!
Free (Domestic US) Priority Mail is Included with the Listing.
