Late Victorian Antique Oil Lamp | Ornate Banquet Lamp | 19th-Century Table Lamp
Beautiful late-Victorian oil or kerosene table lamp, attributed to the late 19th century and designed in a refined Historicist style with Neo-Renaissance and Baroque influences. The richly ornamented candlestick-style body features raised putti and cherubs, foliage motifs, fluting and an elegant twisted central column. The metal appears to have a dark aged patina with burnished and silvered details that enhance the elaborate decorative work. The lamp retains its metal burner and reservoir, characteristic elements of an antique oil lamp. In terms of form and decoration, it may be associated with late-19th-century Banquet Lamps and decorative figural lamps. Details • Period: attributed to the late 19th century / late Victorian period • Style: Historicist, with Neo-Renaissance and Baroque references • Type: oil or kerosene table lamp • Material: patinated decorative metal; exact alloy not confirmed • Dimensions: approx. 80 cm / 31.5 in high; maximum width approx. 25 cm / 9.8 in • Weight: approx. 6 kg / 13 lb • Condition: antique used condition, with signs of age and surface variation consistent with its history A striking collector’s piece, ideal for historic interiors, studies, libraries, elegant entrances and Victorian or Historicist settings. The lamp is offered as an antique decorative and collectible object. The photographs form an integral part of the description. Normal signs of age and handcrafted production are part of the lamp’s character and authenticity.