FIGURAL OWL MINIATURE LAMP, opaque white with green tones, red enamel eyes and brown base, body serves as the font, ball-form head serves as shade, period collar. Fitted with a Plume & Atwood Nutmeg burner, colorless chimney. Late 19th/early 20th century. 7 7/8" H to top of shade, 4" H to top of collar, 2 3/4" D base.
Undamaged font, shade rims with minute flakes/roughness, most as made, minute wear to decoration, collar with light splits. Burner deflector with light denting, chimney undamaged.
Literature: Parallels Smith - Miniature Lamps I, p. 205, fig. 497.
Provenance: Barbara and Moe Tourison collection.

Undamaged font, shade rims with minute flakes/roughness, most as made, minute wear to decoration, collar with light splits. Burner deflector with light denting, chimney undamaged.