Featured Victorian (?) Converted Oil Lamp

Hi everyone. I've delved into something I have little experience in, mostly blindly. Based on my glass experience, this would appear to be a Victorian-era hobnail shade on a converted oil lamp which has the original burner. The shade is white glass with a cream overlay. The body appears to be brass (?) and I'm clueless as to what stone that is. Could anyone tell me more about this and if my instincts are in the ballpark? Would love to find a maker and year but any little bit more I could learn would be great! Measures 18" tall and no maker's mark that I can find. Thanks!

 

looks like an onyx type of stone......it's very nice !

 

My very authoritative mineral guide is emphatic on the point that this stone is properly called onyx marble. True onyx is chalcedony; marble is chemically very different.

I love this lamp, even though I wouldn't usually like something yellow.

 

I love it too !!! ... Joy.

 

Thanks so much for the quick replies! I've added another photo to the original post... how much does this detract from the piece? Part of me would consider it part of the game when using stone but my OCD side does not agree.

 

that's just part of the stone.........not damage..

 

As there is no font, I would think it's a Victorian revival piece with a replacement shade of that type that was widely reproduced in the 1960s, for instance.

https://www.hunker.com/13412744/how-to-identify-an-antique-oil-lamp

Debora

 

Thanks for the link Deborah. Yeah that makes sense since the font would be where the oil was stored. I'm a bit embarrassed that that hadn't crossed my mind l Interesting that they would mount a burner on it and then screw an electric fixture above it. Could the stone be hollow?

Edit: Just looked more closely at the old burner and can see that the knob on the burner isn't connected to anything on the inside. It's there for looks. Live and learn. I won't die from "losing" $17

 

I don't think you lost anything; your lamp is attractive. You might consider changing the shade though. And, it might benefit from a chimney, even a faux one. (This is a bit elaborate but you get the idea.) 1930s, I'd think. Others may disagree.

Debora

 

Komo is right, very common in this relatively fragile material. Most of it is on the underside and it does not appear to compromise integrity of that block, pace OCD.