Antique Kerosene Lamps Available During Day 2 of 19th & 20th Century Lighting Auction

A Coolidge draped Bellevue kerosene stand lamp will lead the upcoming 19th & 20th Century Lighting auction from Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc. The stand lamp has jade-like opaque green color, Coolidge drape, and matching translucent chimney-shade with light opalescence. It features a Taplin-Brown collar fitted with a slip burner. It was manufactured around the fourth quarter of the 19th century by Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass & Glass Co. Gas, paraffin, and kerosene lamps have been a popular lighting fuel since they were invented and reinvented in 1813 by John Tilly and later in 1846 by Abraham Pineo Gesner. The auction house will offer a large assortment of early to late kerosene lighting, plus fluid lighting from the Jim & Oneida Hayes collection and the Robert Lee Turcato estate.

A translucent, starch blue Ripley wedding stand lamp is another notable lot in this sale. It is a kerosene stand lamp with starch blue fonts and match holder and a starch blue tall recessed-panel base. The foot has an embossed inscription that reads “RIPLEY & CO / PAT FEB 1ST 1870.” The lamp has Scoville Queen Anne slip burners, a brass connector, and fine-line collars, probably made in the third quarter of the 19th century. The sale also has finger, miniature, banquet, and parlor lamps. Visit Bidsquare for more information on the upcoming March 2023: 19th & 20th Century Lighting, Day 2 sale and browse other online auctions.