CUT VELVET DIAMOND QUILTED ART GLASS MINIATURE LAMP, cased white with satin finish, ball-form font with blue applied base raised on five toes, matching patterned square-top shade, period collar with patent information. Fitted with a period Nutmeg burner and shade ring, colorless chimney. Fourth quarter 19th century. 7 7/8" H to top of shade, 4" H to top of collar, 3 1/8" D base.
Excellent condition, one foot tip with a loss, shade fitter with a small flake and normal roughness. Burner with some corrosion, chimney undamaged.
Literature: Parallels Smith - Miniature Lamps I, p. 216, fig. 531.
Provenance: From the collection of the late Sam Sampson.

Excellent condition, one foot tip with a loss, shade fitter with a small flake and normal roughness. Burner with some corrosion, chimney undamaged.