During the late 19th and early 20th century houses were lit with candles or oil lamps. The lamps would come in all grades from a cheap utility metal lamp, to elaborate silver or gilt lamp with ornate cut and painted globular shades.
 
This is a very tall elaborately decorated oil lamp with a fabulous art nouveau brass base with scroll and floral decoration. The bowl is panel cut cranberry glass. The shade is acid etched in an Art Nouveau design with a cranberry rim.
 
Condition is very good, there are some very tiny nibbles to the top edge of the bowl, ( see close up photo, but does not distract at all from this fabulous lamp.
 
Dimensions :68 cm tall.