Quite delightful ! This fine and rare Late 19th Century Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Porcelain Oil Lamp in cream and gilt by Moore Brothers of Stoke-on-Trent, { 1872 - 1905 }, is an Interior Decorator's dream come true. The floral encrusted font rising from an elaborate base where three putti are hard at work producing Cupid's arrows in Vulcan's forge. A fine brass burner, the two wick winder buttons each marked with a sunburst device within the words, BRITISH MADE and the letter F. The whole romantic ensemble topped off with a stunning scallopped green vaseline glass shade of the period. Signed upon the underside of the base in magenta with the underglaze printed Maker's Mark MOORE within a ribbon cartouche, together with the impressed marks, Moore, the letter V, the numeral 1, and what looks like an elongated tick. Some of that discolouration to the glaze so typical of Moore Brothers output, but this in no way detracts from the beauty of this lovely old piece, minor restorations. Replacement clear glass chimney as one would expect.
Height ~ 62.25 cm. / 24.50 inches ~ Width ~ 21.65 cm. / 8.50 inches ~ Year ~ Lamp ~ Circa 1890 ~ Chimney ~ 20th Century.
