The embossed brass stem with this antique oil lamp is larger than those usually seen on composite lamps such as this. The larger proportions of the...
Composite Lamps
We have a wide range of Composite oil lamps available for sale. All our lamps have been lovingly restored and are fully functional.
The colourless glass font with this antique oil lamp is known as Bowtie Band. It has been roughened on a lathe to produce a frosted effect on the...
AU$240
Sold on 25th Oct. 2014
This antique oil lamp is one of those made for Sears Roebuck in the late 1890s. It has the characteristic bulbous stem and patterned brass work as...
AU$450
Sold on 25th Oct. 2014
The scene depicted on the stem of this antique red transferware lamp is of old buildings and street scapes. The decoration is detailed and quite...
AU$240
Sold on 25th Oct. 2014
This Barrie patent oil lamp is unique in many ways. In particular is the method used to attach the font to the base. Samuel Barrie patented this on...
AU$295
Sold on 22nd August 2014
This is a very decorative kerosene oil lamp. It is also larger then most similar composite lamps. The font has a lovely all over pattern that really...
AU$250
Sold on 20th July 2014
This is a very early marble base lamp that dates from the early to mid 1860s. The combination of the round, free-blown font and the style of the...
AU$240
Sold on 14th June 2014
It is easy to identify this antique lamp as a Sears oil lamp by the brass work. The extended brass collar and the brass connectors above and below...
AU$240
Sold on 13th June 2014
Oil lamps with reverse painted stems were made from the mid 1870s to the 1900s with the period of greatest popularity being 1880 - 1900. The stem...
AU$175
Sold on 25th April 2014
At first we thought the stem on this antique oil lamp was glass but closer examination has shown that it is actually glazed redware. This is the...
AU$240
Sold on 21st March 2014
This beautiful oil lamp is in the same style as a glass overlay lamp from the 1860s and 1870s but dates to the first quarter of the 20th century. It...
AU$590
Sold on 21st March 2014
The base of this lamp has been identified as a Miller lamp base "No. 179-1/2". On page 86 of Catherine Thuro's second book "Oil Lamps II", she shows...
AU$225
Sold on 12th October 2013
A reverse painted stem oil lamp such as this one, was most popular during the period from 1880 to 1900. The stem section is made of clear glass and...
AU$170
Sold on 23rd August 2013
The hand painted winter scene on the stem of this antique composite lamp is similar to those painted by Mary Gregory during her time with the Boston...
AU$240
Sold on 18th August 2013
There are many types of composite lamps and this is a fine example of a hand painted glass stem lamp. The opaque blue glass stem is hand decorated...
AU$375
Sold on 17th August 2013
The stem of this antique composite oil lamp is made from redware, a form of earthenware pottery. These stems were cheap to produce and were...