Consolidated Lamp & Glass Co. (attrib.) - 燈 - 美国 • 小型灯具，带电 • 具压制格纹与垂褶浮雕 • 约 - 玻璃, 黃銅

American, attributed to Consolidated Lamp & Glass Co. • Miniature lamp, electrified • Overglazed glass with pressed lattice and drape motif • ca. 1890-1900

This miniature lamp weighs 395 grams and stands 17 cm high, with a noticeable mass center toward the top due to the brass and porcelain electrical fitting mounted directly on the neck. The glass itself shows a pronounced color gradient from chartreuse green to white opaline, pressed in a diamond-and-drapery motif with a scalloped shoulder edge and a ribbed foot — a combination of form and gradient technique characteristic of American miniature lamps ("mini lamps") pressed in Pennsylvania and Ohio at the end of the nineteenth century, including by Consolidated Lamp & Glass Co.

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Interior advice and presence:

The organic amphora shape and the soft color gradient suit an eclectic or vintage interior where the slightly off-balance symmetry draws attention. When connected and lit, the glass emits a warm, greenish-yellow glow; unlit, the chartreuse at the top shifts to a calm, milky tone at the bottom when daylight falls on it. Suitable as mood lighting on a side table or windowsill.

Object description:

Amphora-shaped lamp base with a short, tapered neck and a spread, ribbed foot. The shoulder bears a pressed diamond or lens motif within a scalloped edge; the body is decorated with vertical, draped ribbing, blending from chartreuse green to white opaline in the glass. In the neck is mounted a porcelain electrical fitting of the Underwriters type, with a modern fabric/rubber cord. The burner and chimney, which originally accompanied similar miniature lamps in this category, are not present. Whether this piece was electrified at production or converted later from a petroleum version cannot be determined with certainty. The bottom is flat and polished, without a pontil mark. No factory mark, signature, or label was found.

Material: opalescent (shaded) pressed glass

Dimensions: h 17 x diameter 7 cm

Weight: 395 grams, including electrical fitting and cord

Provenance:

Private collection focused on Art Nouveau and Art Deco, Belgium; came into the current owner’s possession through inheritance.

Condition:

No cracks, chips, or edge nicks are visible in the photos; the seller reports no damage. The underside shows light superficial soiling, presumably easily cleaned. Burner and glass chimney, which originally accompanied this type of miniature lamp, are absent; this is not damage but an incompleteness relative to the original execution. See the images. The current electrical fitting and cord appear to be of more recent manufacture than the glass; the object is offered as decorative and not as a certified electrical installation. The glass may be uranium glass; this has not been tested with a UV lamp and is therefore not stated as conclusive.

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References and sources:

Miniature lamps ("mini lamps") were a popular lighting point for bedrooms and hallways in the United States from around 1870: small petroleum lamps with a loose burner and a matching glass chimney. Consolidated Lamp & Glass Co. in Coraopolis (Pennsylvania) arose at the end of 1893 from a merger in which it took over the factory of the Fostoria Shade and Lamp Co. in Fostoria (Ohio) — the two names often circulate separately for this type of object, but they are effectively the same production line. Consolidated released miniature lamps in the 1990s in opaque light green glass and in shaded, gradient color schemes that match this specimen. An exact match with a documented pattern name was not found; the attribution rests on form, glass technique, and color, not on a brand.

Exclusion: the separate, larger Fostoria Glass Company (also active in night lamps from 1897) is ruled out, because the known patterns of that house are in solid colors, without the color gradient of this piece. Belgian or French opaline glass from the same period is excluded for stylistic reasons: thinner walls and geometric Art Deco, in contrast to the thicker, pressed Victorian tradition of this object.

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