Ornate late-19th- and early-20th-century kerosene table lamps consisting of globular or egg-shaped bases of glass and brass or all brass into which fitted a metal font and a glass shade, often either spherical or hemispherical. Bases and shades were frequently matching, especially when they were of painted glass. Use also for similar lamps with fancy fabric shades.
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13yrs ago
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