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Victorian Parlor Oil Lamp with ABCO Rochester Burner - Maker: Burner marked ABCO Rochester Origin: United States Date: Late 19th century, circa 1885-1900 Period/Style: American Victorian / Renaissance Revival Materials: Brass, cast and pressed metal, patinated metal, and etched opaline glass Form: Parlor oil lamp Description: An elaborate Victorian parlor oil lamp retaining its oil-burning configuration. The pierced spherical font is densely ornamented with floral and foliate motifs, applied borders, and a radiating leaf-form gallery. It is supported by an architectural standard with scroll capitals above a baluster-form lower body retaining a verdigris-green patinated surface and applied gilt-metal ornament. The pierced circular base is raised on four paw feet. Retaining an ABCO Rochester-marked center-draft burner and an opaline glass globe etched with floral sprays, ribbons, and classical urn motifs. The lamp has not been electrified. Dimensions: 31 in. H; 10 in. diameter. Literature/Reference: Compare Catherine M. V. Thuro, Oil Lamps: The Kerosene Era in North America, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, for related late 19th-century American parlor lamps, burners, and ornamental metal bases. Shipping note: While Stevens Auction Company does not provide packing and shipping services, we do have a list of recommended third-party shippers to assist you in shipping to and from our facility. Please note that property must be removed from our premises within fifteen (15) days following the auction. Property not removed within this time frame is subject to a storage charge of $10 per day per item as outlined in our terms and conditions. Please review our website, stevensauction.com, for a list of recommended shippers and other information. Please contact us at info@stevensauction.com if you require further assistance. Condition: Overall age-related wear with tarnish, oxidation, scratches, abrasions, surface soiling, and rubbing and losses to the gilt and patinated finishes. Scattered bending or irregularities are present among the thin pierced and applied metal ornament. The glass globe exhibits scattered surface wear and minor manufacturing irregularities but appears free of major cracks or losses. The ABCO Rochester burner is untested and likely period. Dimensions: 31 x 10 in