c1885 Victorian S. Clarke, 'Fairy Pyramid' lamp, in brilliant clear glass, with a warm toned amber base.
This beautiful fairy lamps give off the most fantastic light as the faceted glass twinkles.
The amber glass is very rich in tone and warmth, will bring wonder and joy to any home.
Fantastic condition, no chips, cracks or repairs.
Height 14 x Width 10 cm
Invented in the 1880's by Samuel Clarke, a London businessman and designer. In 1885, Clarke patented a small glass candle lamp that enclosed the flame inside a dome-shaped shade. His aim was to make candle lighting safer and more stable than exposed candles, which could easily be knocked over.
Clarke marketed the invention through his company Samuel Clarke Ltd under names such as “Fairy Lamps” and later “Cricklite.”
Samuel Clarke was an extremely talented entrepreneur, he approached the big leaders in glass manufacture at the time to produce his glass lamps, this lead to extreme diversity and differing designs that became very successful, this particular lamps are attributed to George Davidson and are marked and dated on the inside of the base part.
All items are sensitively and minimally cleaned
Any questions please don't hesitate to drop me a message. I am very happy to pass on any additional information, or images you may need, if you are interested in more than one item I can arrange a combined postage price. Many thanks.
All items will be packaged using recycled or reused materials to help minimise any environmental impact.
Please be aware that you are purchasing a vintage item. We mention any obvious defects to the glass such as chips, cracks, etc. in our description but there may also be minor manufacturing faults eg. marks from the mould, straw marks and air bubbles, which is normal for glass of this era.
Just a quick note to all our American customers, we are up to speed on all the new import tariff changes, please feel confident with continuing to order from us, with Royal Mail any excess tariff charges are paid at point of purchase, this insures our customers have no nasty customs costs, we are here to answering any questions you may have, thank you, Kirsty
c1885 Victorian S. Clarke, 'Fairy Pyramid' lamp, in brilliant clear glass, with a warm toned amber base.
This beautiful fairy lamps give off the most fantastic light as the faceted glass twinkles.
The amber glass is very rich in tone and warmth, will bring wonder and joy to any home.
Fantastic condition, no chips, cracks or repairs.
Height 14 x Width 10 cm
Invented in the 1880's by Samuel Clarke, a London businessman and designer. In 1885, Clarke patented a small glass candle lamp that enclosed the flame inside a dome-shaped shade. His aim was to make candle lighting safer and more stable than exposed candles, which could easily be knocked over.
Clarke marketed the invention through his company Samuel Clarke Ltd under names such as “Fairy Lamps” and later “Cricklite.”
Samuel Clarke was an extremely talented entrepreneur, he approached the big leaders in glass manufacture at the time to produce his glass lamps, this lead to extreme diversity and differing designs that became very successful, this particular lamps are attributed to George Davidson and are marked and dated on the inside of the base part.
All items are sensitively and minimally cleaned
Any questions please don't hesitate to drop me a message. I am very happy to pass on any additional information, or images you may need, if you are interested in more than one item I can arrange a combined postage price. Many thanks.
All items will be packaged using recycled or reused materials to help minimise any environmental impact.
Please be aware that you are purchasing a vintage item. We mention any obvious defects to the glass such as chips, cracks, etc. in our description but there may also be minor manufacturing faults eg. marks from the mould, straw marks and air bubbles, which is normal for glass of this era.
Just a quick note to all our American customers, we are up to speed on all the new import tariff changes, please feel confident with continuing to order from us, with Royal Mail any excess tariff charges are paid at point of purchase, this insures our customers have no nasty customs costs, we are here to answering any questions you may have, thank you, Kirsty