Antique Oil Lamp Zsolnay Persian Style Cranberry Glass Shade

Stunning and extremely rare Zsolnay Oil lamp standing 70cm tall overall. This beautiful lamp has a very unusual design of three phoenixes? Eagles? Upon a beaded stepped circular base terminating in a leafy beaded collar with ceramic ball suspended within the three birds. The bottom section of the font has a Persian inspired pattern of a pair of birds amongst pink flowers and leaves. The top portion with just pink flowers outlined with gold. This section has a lugged collars with “Messengers Patent” (Hinks) impressed into the brass. Internally the font does have a glass oil well but this has been damaged and glued back. As my pictures show, the ceramic portion of the lamp is fully marked for Zsolnay - this cannot be seen until the lamp has been deconstructed. The wick winder buttons are marked Oetzmann & Co and I believe that the The Duplex burner was made by Hinks for this company, who were London retailers between 1848 - 1930. The burner has new wick fitted and the snuffer lever and wick winders work well. The gallery supports a stunning cranberry satin glass shade, graduating in colour from a dark pink at the frilled top to light pink at its 10cm diameter base. The shade is etched with a floral pattern that echoes the font beautifully. Apart from one tiny chip to the base, the shade is in excellent antique condition (antique glass may have bubbles or other imperfections). The lamp is completed with a substantial flat bulge chimney embossed “A & S British”.