A Victorian pink glass and brass kerosene banqueting lamp, the glass base and reservoir decorated in polychrome enamels with floral patterns, the burner with twin wick. Height (incl. chimney) 23.62 in.
- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 – 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
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