1901 Sterling Silver Pedestal Oil Lamp Royal Engineers Malta

[hmsbrinmaric]

Hi Everyone,

This amazing piece turned up locally. It was a wedding present in 1901 to Capt F C Seaman Royal Engineers, given to him by his brother Officers Royal Engineers Malta. It's missing the the burner and globe right now but I'm trying to locate replacements. It came from the Goldsmiths co Regent St.

Keith

[Roy]

Hi Keith,

A spectacular piece there. You must get that back to fully working condition and USE it...

What a treat.

Cheers,

Roy

[hmsbrinmaric]

Thanks Roy! I’m trying it’s hard to find the correct burner here in the states.
I’ve been watching eBay though.

Keith

[KOMalta]

Hi Keith,

Just came back from my local picker and noticed that he's got a box with a good amount of period burners. Could you post an image of what you're looking for so I could pass it on and maybe we'll find a match!!

Vincent.

[hmsbrinmaric]

Hi Vincent,

I'm really not sure what belongs on there, I don't know much about oil lamps. It would be a silver plated one and the opening on the top of the reservoir is 1 1/2 inches.

Keith

[KOMalta]

Originally Posted by hmsbrinmaric

Hi Vincent,

I'm really not sure what belongs on there, I don't know much about oil lamps. It would be a silver plated one and the opening on the top of the reservoir is 1 1/2 inches.

Keith

Next time I'm around I'll take some snapshots and post them.

Vincent.

[hmsbrinmaric]

Thank you Vincent I really appreciate it!

Keith

[KOMalta]

Any of these would do???

[hmsbrinmaric]

Thanks Vincent, I’ll take a look and see.

Keith

[hmsbrinmaric]

Vincent,

This is the type of burner I'm looking for.

Keith

[hmsbrinmaric]

Hi everyone,

After a long search the lamp has been returned to it's past glory! The question now is to polish the silver or leave as is?

Keith

[manchesters]

Keith,

Look great.
I clean with silver dip once and leave then forever as long as fingers stay off it.

regards

[Roy]

Hi Keith,

That is looking spectacular, well done!

I love the look of old silver but how about just polishing an area or two, perhaps the rim of the base and top? It would be great to show the contrast and be quick eye catching.

Cheerio,

Roy

[fougasse1940]

Beautiful, well done.

Rgds, Thomas

[Charliedog012012]

It looks beautiful the way it is now. Leave it the way it is and let it tell you it’s history. As an antique dealer once said to me “easy to polish the history off but hard to put it back on again”.