{"product_id":"antique-silver-plated-table-lamp-etched-56742","title":"Antique Silver-Plated Table Lamp, Etched Glass Globe Shade, Converted Oil Lamp — Europe, Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe converted oil lamp is one of the most satisfying objects in the antique lighting market. It began its life in the late nineteenth century as a functional instrument — kerosene or petroleum oil feeding a wick mechanism that produced a steady, warm flame — and the manufacturers of the period dressed these functional objects with the full decorative vocabulary of the age: silvered bodies chased with egg-and-dart borders, cylindrical reservoirs on claw feet, burner mechanisms with their original adjustment screws and chimneys. When electrification arrived, the best of these lamps were converted rather than discarded, because the bodies were too well made and the glass globes too beautiful to abandon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lamp is European, late nineteenth century, the body a cylindrical silvered metal reservoir raised on three claw feet with a beaded plinth, the surface chased at the upper collar with an egg-and-dart frieze and fitted with the original burner mechanism — adjustment pin, wick collar, and chimney ring — all present and intact as decorative elements, the lamp now electrified above. The frosted glass globe is the piece's centrepiece: a full sphere in acid-etched glass, its surface covered with a continuous scrolling acanthus and foliate design — the leaves and tendrils drawn in polished clear glass against the frosted ground, the contrast between the clear and frosted surfaces giving the etched pattern its depth and legibility. Note how the acanthus scrolls are not symmetrically repeated but shift and overlap as they travel around the globe — the hand of an engraver working freely rather than a mechanical transfer, the detail that makes each globe unique. When lit from within, the frosted ground glows evenly while the etched design reads as a pattern of light and shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silvered body is sound and bright; the globe is intact without chips or cracks; the original mechanism details are all present. At 58 cm this is a lamp with genuine presence — ready for a desk, a library console, or a side table that can carry its scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt arrives professionally packed and fully insured. All duties and import charges are our responsibility — you pay nothing beyond the listed price. Returns are accepted within 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS:\u003cbr\u003e\nSize: Height 58 cm (22.8 in)\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterial: silvered metal body with claw feet and chased collar; original burner mechanism retained decoratively; frosted acid-etched glass globe\u003cbr\u003e\nStyle\/Period: European, late 19th century — converted oil lamp\u003cbr\u003e\nSockets: one — fully rewired and ready to use; plug adapted to your country (US\/UK\/EU) at no extra charge\u003cbr\u003e\nLampshades: original etched glass globe included\u003cbr\u003e\nShipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide — all import duties paid by us, nothing to settle on delivery\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: very good; silvered body bright and sound; globe intact with no chips or cracks; original mechanism details present\u003cbr\u003e\nReturns: accepted within 30 days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"US","offer_id":59455415615833,"sku":"LM-V-241","price":756.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK","offer_id":59455415648601,"sku":"LM-V-241","price":756.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"EU","offer_id":59455415681369,"sku":"LM-V-241","price":756.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8580084487_1j1g.jpg?v=1789575561","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/antique-silver-plated-table-lamp-etched-56742","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}