Topic: Crystal Lamp

[Georgina]

I have had this Crystal Lamp for 40 years and am still in the Dark as to who made it.  It was valued long ago and they said it was Victorian, & Stewart Crystal, but looking on their site, do not have anything like this..
Would appreciate any help in identifying it.   

Gina

[keith]

Hello and welcome.they may have meant Stuart crystal,Stourbridge, it might be a number of makers including Walsh of Birmingham,see what other people think,

[Paul S.]

hello Georgina - welcome from me as well.         When you say you've been looking at 'their site', would be very interested to know whose site that is, please.
We have a couple of links on the Board that carry some earlier C20 patterns for Stuart - I'll try and add them tomorrow if possible.    Assume you have had a good look all around the base area for signs of a backstamp  -  usually an acid applied impression of a company name etc. - they can sometimes be very difficult to locate.
I believe that late C19 lamps were more inclined to have enclosed bowl type shades, but designs often continued for a long time.

[Anne]

Welcome to the board Georgina. When we discussed my mystery lamp base I seem to recall Bernard saying that some lamps are only marked inside the shade, so it's worth having a really good search in case there's a small etched mark in there somewhere.

[chopin-liszt]

These are known as Mushroom lamps. That might give you something to search for!
They are very popular, particularly in the states, and most tend to have very traditional "death-by-a-thousand-cuts" design.
I believe Waterford ones are just about the most desirable.

[Georgina]

Thanks for all the input I have not checked inside the lamp for markings but will do that later today, will also get onto the websites suggested.  Thanks  so much will let you know what I find.

[Paul S.]

In the pix I can't see properly the style of cutting - but since this type of decoration differs from country to country, it's just possible this feature might help with origin of lamp.                   Could be well wrong, but somehow I don't feel it's from Stuart U.K.