Sandwich Antique Old Vintage Oil Kerosene Parlor Banquet Piano Overlay Gwtw Lamp

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: STUNNING, LARGE, EXTREMELY RARE CUT DOUBLE OVERLAY FLUID LAMP WITH BRASS AND MARBLE DOUBLE BASE, MADE BY SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY DURING 1860 -1880. THE COLOR OF THE FONT IS YOUNG STRAWBERRY WITH SOME ORANGE HUES. THE CUT DESIGN IN THE CENTER OF THE FONT IS QUOTER FOIL WITH THREE PANTIES ADDED ABOVE. SEVEN SMALL POINTED OVALS ARE USED TO BREAK UP THE SPACE, MAKING IT A VERY MYSTERIOUS PATTERN.

OVERLAY FONTS WERE BLOWN INTO MOLDS TO FORM THEIR FINAL SHAPE. THE CLEAR GLASS WAFER BENEATH THE FONT THAT JOINS THE FONT TO GLASS PEG WAS APPLIED AFTER THE FONT WAS FORMED. THE LAMP IS 13" TALL, FONT DIAMETER IS 5 3/4", THE BASE IS 5 1/8 WIDE. LAST PICTURE IS FOR COMPARING THE SIZES OF SIMILAR LAMPS, THERE IS ONE RED OVERLAY LAMP FOR SALE IN THIS LISTING.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Lamps". The seller is "momota65" and is located in this country: US.

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Type: Lamps
Style: Victorian
Age: 1850-1899
Primary Material: Glass
Maker: SANDWICH
Original/Reproduction: Original
Color: Red
Country/Region of Origin: USA