Mid 19th century brass chamber lamp with double burner. This lamp burned what was called "burning fluid", a mixture of turpentine and alcohol. Burning fluid was considered more efficient than whale oil, but was highly volatile. Height 5.75 inches and diameter 4.25 inches.
Early 18thc English brass candlestick. This type of candlestick was placed on the candle-slide of a desk. Turned and raised base, drip cup, heavy weight. Measures 4.25 inches high and 2.5 inches across the base. Takes a half inch wide candle. Excellent condition.
Antique Dutch solid brass candle chandelier with 6 arms. Lovely estate condition. Circa 1900. Width 17 inches, drop 15 inches.
An exceptional vintage heavy brass 2 tier 10 arm chandelier. Hangs 50 inches down from the top bracket and is 45 inches in diameter. The finest quality. Weighs approximately 100 pounds. The middle shaft and bottom ball unscrew for easy shipping.
Fine exact reproduction of a primitive, colonial, non-electrified chandelier hand crafted by Richard D. Scofield of Period Lighting Fixtures in the 1980s. (Its original counterpart hung in the Hathaway House in Suffield, CT.) Measures 28” W X 17.25” H with 8 arms. It is #C109-8 in the original Period Lighting Fixtures catalog. Richard Scofield made the finest exact copies of period American lighting in the country and was allowed by Historic Deerfield to make copies of its collection. This chandelier features hand-turned painted wood with aged tin arms. After he died at an early age, the company continued under different ownership but finally closed. The earlier works like this one are coveted by collectors of period Americana. In the original catalog from Period Lighting Fixtures it is item C109-8)