ANTIQUE SIGNED TIFFANY STUDIOS OIL LAMP BASE WITH VERY RARE ELECTRIC ADAPTER

Description: THIS LOVELY LAMP BASE WAS PROBABLY ONE OF TIFFANYS' EARLIER BASES, AS IT WAS MADE TO OPERATE WITH OIL, OR KEROSLENE. A GLASS STACK, EASILY OBTAINED ONLINE, WOULD SLIP INTO THE TOP OF THE BURNER.THE FLAME IS CONTROLLED BY THE TWO KNOBS, AND A SMALL LEVER, ON THE SIDE OF THE BURNER. THE KNOBS ARE NICELY EMBOSSED WITH "TIFFANY STUDIOS" WRITTEN OUT. THESE ORIGINAL BURNERS WITH 'TIFFANY STUDIOS" WRITTEN ON THEM, ARE VERY RARE, AND MANY WERE REPLACED WITH BURNERS OF VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS; SOMETIMES BECAUSE THE ORIGINALS WERE MUTILLATED BY SOMEONE THAT TRIED TO CONVERT THEM TO ELECTRICITY. PLEASE SEE MY PHOTOS. THEY CLEARLY SHOW THE ADAPTER PART AND THE BURNER: PHOTOS 1, 12 AND 14 , SHOW THE BASE WITH THE ELECTRICAL ADAPTER IN PLACE. PHOTOS 2, AND 4, SHOW THE BASE WITHOUT IT; (IN OIL LAMP MODE). PHOTOS 2, 3. 4, 5,10, AND 11, SHOW THE ADAPTER REMOVED. PHOTO 8 SHOWS THE ADAPTER BY ITSELF, AND PHOTO 9 SHOWS THE ADAPTER LOOKING DOWN AS IT FITS INTO THE SPACE WHERE THE GLASS STACK WOULD GO. NOTE THERE ARE NO HOLES DRILLED THROUGH THE BASE; THAT IS BECAUSE THE ADAPTER FITS NICELY INTO THE TOP OF THE BURNER. THE CORD SLIPS PERFECTLY THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE PERFERATED PART OF THE BURNER "FENCE", AFTER THE GLASS STACK IS REMOVED. THE LAMP CONVERTS BACK TO AN OIL LAMP. HENCE THE BASE CAN BE USED EITHER WAY. THIS BASE CAN BE USED WITH A 14", OR 16" DIAMETER LEADED GLASS SHADE. YOU WOULD NEED TO PROCURE A THREE ARM SUPPORT, KNOWN AS A "SPIDER". IT FITS NICELY ONTO THE BURNER, AND IT SUPPORTS THE LEADED SHADE. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FROM A NUMBER OF COMPANIES THAT REPRODUCE THE PART. THEY CAN ALSO BE FINISHED TO MATCH THE PATINA TO THE BASE. ALTERNITIVELY, WITH SOME DILLEGANCE, YOU CAN ALSO FIND AN ORIGINAL PART ONLINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE BASE CAN ALSO BE USED WITH A ONE-PIECE GLASS SHADE. THE OIL CANESTER IS REMOVEABLE; ON THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE A SMALL DISK WITH "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK ", THE NUMBER 25779, AND THE TIFFANY LOGO IMPRESSED INTO IT (SEE PHOTOS 6 ADN 7). THE ORIGINAL PATINA IS IN LOVELY CONDITION CONSIDERING ITS' AGE.IT CAN BE USED JUST AS IT IS. SOME COLLECTORS ELECT TO ADD A LIGHT COAT OF WAX, TO ENHANCE, RICHEN, AND PRESERVE THE PATINA. I BELIEVE WITH A NICE TIFFANY STUDIOS SHADE THIS LAMP COULD EASILY RETURN NORTH OF $45,000.00. I AM SELLING IT BECAUSE I HAVE HAD IT STORED AWAY FOR YEARS, AND I KNOW I WILL NEVER HAVE A NEED FOR IT. THAT IS WHY I HOPE IT GOES, TO EITHER A COLLECTOR, OR MUSEUM THAT WILL CHERRISH AND ENJOY IT. I AM NOW PUSHING 80 AND I HAVE A LOT OF "STUFF" TO PASS ON. MY PHOTOS ARE INTENDED TO REPRESENT MY COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION REPORT, SO PLEASE EXAMINE THEM CAREFULLY. ALSO, PLEASE SEE MY "TERMS AND CONDITIONS" OF SALE, THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL EXTENSION OF MY CONDITION REPORT AND DESCRIPTION. 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Price: 11900 USD

Location: Smithtown, New York

End Time: 2024-04-10T16:21:44.000Z

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