Pair of Argand Mantel Lamps, about 1820-25
Manufactured by Thomas Messenger & Sons (active 1797–1920), Birmingham, England
Retailed by Baldwin Gardiner (1791-1869; active 1827-47), New York
Gilt and patinated bronze, with lamp mechanism and with glass shades, blown, frosted, and wheel-cut, glass prisms, and glass chimneys
18 in. high (to top of chimneys)
Signed and inscribed (on the iron weight inside the base of each): Messenger; (on embossed metal labels attached to the burner of each): B. GARDINER / N. YORK
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