Lot 215 , Late Victorian ormolu and opaline glass oil lamp(-)
A late Victorian ormolu and opaline glass oil lamp, with white glass shade, overall 27.5in.
Estimate £80-120
Glass stem is slightly loose and rotates when twisted, base has a slightly brighter more gilded finish than the mount beneath the reservoir, reservoir has a number of small speckled dirt marks, some of which might be specks in the glass, fitted with a later electrical light fitting and probably a later opaque glass shade.
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Sold for £75