WHITE STAR LINE RMS OLYMPIC TITANIC ERA 1ST OR 2ND CL STATEROOM LAMP C-1911/12 for Sale

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WHITE STAR LINE RMS OLYMPIC TITANIC ERA 1ST OR 2ND CL STATEROOM LAMP C-1911/12 For Sale

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WHITE STAR LINE RMS OLYMPIC TITANIC ERA 1ST OR 2ND CL STATEROOM LAMP C-1911/12:
$3501.30

WELCOME TO PURSERSLOCKER\'S WEEKLY LISTINGS. I SELL A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY OCEAN LINER AND 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS, SOME ITEMS COME DIRECT FROM MY COLLECTION, WHILST OTHERS ARE RECENT DISCOVERIES AND ARE FRESH TO THE COLLECTORS MARKET. I REGULARLY TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND TO THE US, SO IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC ITEM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT. LIKEWISE IF YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU FEEL I MAY BE INTERESTED IN PLEASE CONTACT ME, I DO PURCHASE SINGLE ITEMS TO WHOLE COLLECTIONS. I REGULARLY SELL ITEMS OF FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FROM THE GREAT OCEAN LINERS OF YESTERYEAR, INCLUDING OLYMPIC, MAURETANIA AND THE QUEENS SO PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS.

RARE WHITE STAR LINE 1ST CLASS STATEROOM SILVER PLATED (WORN) BRONZE SHIPS GIMBAL TABLE & BULKHEAD LAMP.C-1911/12, THIS LAMP WAS PROBABLY PRODUCED BY A FIRM CALLED WILLIAM MCGEOCH OR SIMILAR, WHOM SUPPLIED THE TITANIC AND OLYMPIC WITH THIS TYPE OF MODEL OF LIGHT FIXTURE, IDENTICAL EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK SITE AND SIMILAR LAMPS CAN BE SEEN USED WITHIN 1ST & 2ND CLASS STATEROOMS.THIS EXAMPLE IS THE BEST MODEL AVAILABLE AS IT HAS ALL THREE WSL SWALLOW TAIL PENNANTS, TWO ON THE PENDANT BOTH VERY CLEARLY HAND ENGRAVED, THE BASE IS ALSO BEAUTIFULLY FULLY ENGRAVED WITH THE FULL WHITE STAR LINE HOUSE FLAG, ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS SHARP AS THE OTHER TWO, BUT CONSUMMATE WITH AGE AND BEING REPEATEDLY POLISHED OVER DECADES. THESE LAMPS CAME IN MANY VARIANTS, I HAVE SEEN THEM MARKED WITH THREE, TWO OR A SINGLE FLAG, THIS EXAMPLE HAS ALL THREE.THE COMPANIES ADVERTISEMENT, CAN BE SEEN AS FEATURED WITHIN THE SPECIAL EDITION OF THE 1911 EDITION OF THE SHIPBUILDER, \'TITANIC & OLYMPIC\' SPECIAL EDITION, THAT DISPLAYS SIMILAR LAMPS USED.

IDENTICAL TO EXAMPLES OF THIS LAMP HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE TITANIC WRECK SITE.THIS EXAMPLE IS TOTALLY 100% ORIGINAL AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE OFTEN MISSING SWITCH UNDER THE BULB HOLDER, IT HAS A PLASTIC LATER SWITCH, BUT THIS HAS BEEN ON THIS LAMP FOR DECADES, POSSIBLY INSTALLED IN THE 20\'S OR 30\'S WHEN A SHIP WAS REFITTED OR IT WAS REFURBISHED FOR LATER USE ON LAND POST LIFE AT SEA, IT HAS AGE AND IS ORIGINAL TO THE LAMPS HISTORY AND STORY.FOR THIS TO WORK AGAIN IT WOULD NEED TO BE TOTALLY RE WIRED PROFESSIONALLY, THIS IS AN EASY TASK, I HAVE LEFT THIS FOR THE ULTIMATE OWNER AS IF IT GOES TO THE US OR UK IT WILL NEED TO BE SPECIFICALLY WIRED TO THAT REGION, SO BETTER TO LEAVE AT THIS STAGE, IT EVEN HAS ITS RARELY PRESENT ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC \'PERIOD\' STYLE SILK CORD FLEX, THE PLUG AGAIN HAS BEEN ON IT FOR DECADES, AGAIN POSSIBLY FROM THE 30\'S, POST LIFE AT SEA AS IT LOOKS LIKE A DOMESTIC PLUG TO ME.THIS EXAMPLE IS SILVER PLATED BRONZE, MUCH OF THE SILVERING HAS WORN OFF, BUT THE UNDERSIDE IS A SILVER BRONZE SO SHOULD YOU WANT TO IT WOULD POLISH UP LIKE NEW, BUT I LOVE THIS ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC LOOK, ITS A SPECTACULAR LOOK LAMP WITH FANTASTIC VERDIGRIS THAT YOU COULD NEVER REPRODUCE. NOT BAD FOR SOMETHING OVER 100 YEARS OLD.WITH SOME WORK THIS MUSEUM WORTHY ARTIFACT WOULD SING AND COULD EASILY BE USED AGAIN TODAY TO ILLUMINATE YOUR COLLECTION.SILVER PLATED BRONZE, THE SILVER PLATE IS WORN IN PLACES BUT IS TOTALLY 100% ORIGINAL.NO CORROBORATING EVIDENCE AT ALL SADLY AS TO WHICH SHIP THIS CAME FROM, THEY WERE IN USE FROM AROUND 1910 UNTIL THE LATE 1920\'S, YOU CAN SEE THESE IN ARCHIVAL PICTURES STILL IN USE ON MV BRITANNIC, IN ANY CASE A FINE ORIGINAL REAL WHITE STAR LINE LAMP, OF THE EXACT OLYMPIC/TITANIC ERA, C-1911/12, WITH THE DESIGN OF THE SWITCH ITS NOT MUCH LATER ALTHOUGH THIS LAMP DESIGN WAS IN USE UNTIL THE 1920\'S, A FINER EXAMPLE YOU WILL BE HARD PUSHED TO FIND.

JUST UNDER 12\" TALL.

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ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF RUDE ER USERS, ANY ITEM SOLD HERE ON ABOVE £50.00 WILL HAVE INSURANCE ADDED TO THE INVOICE. I DO NOT CONTROL THE BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE WHICH AT PRESENT SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY UNRELIABLE. DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF SALES I MAKE, I ONLY MAKE ONE TRIP TO THE POST OFFICE PER WEEK, ITEMS ARE SENT OUT ONE WEEK AFTER PAYMENT HAS CLEARED.ALLITEMS SENT HAVE PROF OF POSTAGE.

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