French-Japanese Oil Lamp, 19th Century, Hugo Marked Mechanism
A French oil lamp with a Japanese Satsuma style base, 19th century, with mark of Hugo to mechanism, the baluster earthenware base in sprayed red terracotta colours and enamel decorated with trailing flora, a decorative border to the neck, housed in a pierced and cast brass base and collar, with complete burner mechanism, chimney and frosted etched shade, height 25.98 in.
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- Earthenware - A basic ceramic material that is fired at a low temperature. Earthenware is the basis of almost all ancient, medieval, Middle Eastern and European painted ceramics. After firing, the colour is the colour of the clay when it is dug from the ground: buff, brown and red. It is not waterproof until glazed. Creamware is a type of earthenware covered with a transparent lead glaze. Majolica, faience and delft are also earthenware covered in an opaque white tin glaze.
- Terracotta - Terracotta is lightly fired earthenware, red or reddish-brown in colour, used in ancient times. Fired at higher temperatures terracotta was used in the nineteenth century for decorative vases and similar objects, but rarely for utilitarian goods. Other uses for terracotta include roofing tiles, garden pots and ornaments. Glazed terracotta is known as faience.
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