Antique Early Metalware 18thc Brass Continental Crusie Oil Lamp.
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A fine quality mid 18thc brass "crusie" lamp with the unusual feature of five wick rest points....I have only seen the four point wick rests before....it has double valves, joined by early rolled brass rivets and the top valve is adjustable.....not common in brass as constant use would mean a lot of cleaning, usually the crusie lamps are made of wrought iron or bronze....I think this one is from a high status house and so would not be in constant use....the lamp would be run on fish oil or vegetable oil and the wicks laid in the "rest" with one end in the oil....beautifully decorated with punchwork, which you find on Dutch chambersticks of this period....
Continental - Dutch / Spanish. C1760-80.
Additional Information
MS 7795 (AB-133877)
W: 5" (12.7 cm)H: 9.2" (23.4 cm)D: 4.2" (10.7 cm)
18th Century
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Mark Seabrook Antiques was started in 1996, and his speciality is in 17thc / 18thc Antique Oak & Country Furniture, Antique Metalware, Antique Treen, Delftware, & Early English Pottery . Mark was a member of the BADA from 2006 until 2019, and he has exhibited at all the major English Antique...
