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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 206629, member: 44"]A lovely banquet lamp with the Corinthian capital column mounted on a cast metal (I think cast metal) ornate plinth supported with scroll feet. Do you think that column is onyx? I haven't seen an onyx stem painted. All the onyx stem lamps I've seen go to great lengths to show off the color of the stone: black, white, sardonyx (red, brown, etc). I think with that color I'd call it gilt rather than bronzing? These tall column/pillar lamps were in vogue from around 1890s to possibly the 1920s. Now I know very little on European lamp styles so don't take as gospel the timeframe I suggested.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the lovely shade, I doubt it was original to this lamp. If I had to guess, I think this lamp may have had a ball shade? Wasn't this shade on that pewter lamp you posted a query about sometime ago?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I get a real crudded gooey font I unscrew the burner and if possible unscrew the font from the stem if it isn't cemented to the stem. I pour gasoline into the font, swish it around and yet it set overnight. The crudded fonts I have dealed have all been brass with cental draft air vents running up through the fonts. I suspect there are other cleaners that would work on glass. I have also used long spongy top bottle/hummingbird feeder cleaners. By bending the wire or plastic handle, one can reach all around a font.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again so very sorry about the crack in the shade. Greg (Hi, Greg) suggested super glue also. To be perfectly honest, I don't know what to do with this crack.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]59793[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59794[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 206629, member: 44"]A lovely banquet lamp with the Corinthian capital column mounted on a cast metal (I think cast metal) ornate plinth supported with scroll feet. Do you think that column is onyx? I haven't seen an onyx stem painted. All the onyx stem lamps I've seen go to great lengths to show off the color of the stone: black, white, sardonyx (red, brown, etc). I think with that color I'd call it gilt rather than bronzing? These tall column/pillar lamps were in vogue from around 1890s to possibly the 1920s. Now I know very little on European lamp styles so don't take as gospel the timeframe I suggested. As to the lovely shade, I doubt it was original to this lamp. If I had to guess, I think this lamp may have had a ball shade? Wasn't this shade on that pewter lamp you posted a query about sometime ago? When I get a real crudded gooey font I unscrew the burner and if possible unscrew the font from the stem if it isn't cemented to the stem. I pour gasoline into the font, swish it around and yet it set overnight. The crudded fonts I have dealed have all been brass with cental draft air vents running up through the fonts. I suspect there are other cleaners that would work on glass. I have also used long spongy top bottle/hummingbird feeder cleaners. By bending the wire or plastic handle, one can reach all around a font. Again so very sorry about the crack in the shade. Greg (Hi, Greg) suggested super glue also. To be perfectly honest, I don't know what to do with this crack. --- Susan [ATTACH=full]59793[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59794[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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