Antique Italian Renaissance Brass Lucerne Florentine Chatelaine Oil Lamp, Circa 1860 Sold on December 1st 1998

on December 1st 1998

living in Mayfair

Sauerwein's paintings clearly show the influence of German romanticism

The slightly domed pen box is lavishly inlaid with gold and silver to both the exterior and interior

The cabinet is raised on short cabriole feet joined with a shaped apron

Antique Italian Renaissance Brass Lucerne Florentine Chatelaine Oil Lamp, Circa 1860 Sold on December 1st 1998A good 19th century Italian 'Florentine' or 'Lucerne' 4 burner brass oil lamp, in the Renaissance Revival manner, circa 1860. Designed to burn whale oil which is placed into a reservoir with a lift up cover that would have four wicks, one to each burner. The lamp having a carrying handle above a pair of screens, over the four burners is a chatelaine of tools comprising; a pair of wick nips, a bucket, a lamp snuffer and a twisted brass tool to clean