A9774/475

Oil lamp, freestanding domestic table lamp made by H Davies of Birmingham; cream porcelain body and matching fount with hand-painted decoration of flowers & a bird on a branch, butterfly & blossom; four applied porcelain feet (one is a replacement wooden one); fount upper rim has been restored; ceramic part made by the Victoria Porcelain factory; fitted with a brass duplex burner with snuffers & 4" gallery; wicks present; glass inserts in the two wick raiser knobs; Norris collection.

H Davies, & Co Ltd., Birmingham, Czechoslovakia Victoria factory

late 19th century

copper alloy, ceramic, wood