Bidspirit auction | Victorian Hand painted Eltex Brass
Victorian Hand painted Eltex Brass Oil Lamp - Antique Victorian Hand painted Eltex Brass Oil Lamp, fine Victorian-era oil lamp showcases an ornate openwork brass tripod base embellished with ornate scrolls and floral motifs, carrying the British registration number mark ”Rd 253945” (dating the design to circa 1895) stamped on the stylized leaves, lamp features a brass reservoir and burner assembly labeled ”Eltex,” topped by a spherical hand-painted glass globe shade with 1200 on the inner rim of the globe and decorated with rich autumn oak leaves and acorns set against a blush-to-bronze ombre ground, globe has a rather large but stable crack that is hard to see from the outside painted surface but is obvious from the inside unpainted surface, inner clear glass chimney is free of cracks, lamp displays mild age-appropriate tarnishing and patina on the brass framework, alongside faint surface rubbing and typical minor flea bites along the inner rim of the shade, fair antique condition with no significant chips or cracks observed, see photos, 27”h x 10”w x 10”d Note: Pickup/Transport required. Contacts available post auction.