PROBABLY BY THOMAS MESSENGER, CIRCA 1826

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A GEORGE IV LACQUERED BRONZE ATLAS LAMP
PROBABLY BY THOMAS MESSENGER, CIRCA 1826
Adapted for electricity
21¼in. (54cm.) high, excluding later fitment

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Lot Essay

For comparison a related two branch oil lamp by Thomas Messenger having caryatid figures supporting the lamp column is illustrated and discussed in Country House Lighting, Exhibition Catalogue, Temple Newsam, 992, p.138. The present lamp would have formerly been illuminated with a colza oil reservoir and burner.

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