brass finish, contoured arms with scroll and cross-hatching pattern, four-point mounting wall bracket. Non-period matching deep ruby fonts with light swirling pattern, No. 2 brass collars. Fitted with period slip burners and colorless bulge slip chimneys with Adriana and Owl and Moon etching. Bracket 24" HOA, 19 1/4" W. Fonts 3 3/8" H to top of collar, 3 3/4" D base. Bracket circa 1868-1875.
Literature: Frame parallels Five Early Victorian Kerosene Lighting Catalogs, Vol. II, Tucker circa 1868, p. 22 and Tucker circa 1875, p.29, bottom left.
Provenance: From a Delaware private collection.
Condition
Excellent condition, bracket undamaged and with expected wear to finish and some areas of touch-ups, replaced hardware. Fonts undamaged, one chimney fitter with normal mold roughness and each with expected wear to etching.