FRENCH PORCELAIN OWL FIGURAL MINIATURE LAMP, soft blue ground, standing on a circular base with embossed branch and leaves, underside stamped "DEPOSE" and impressed "5 / 38", yellow glass eyes, pale blue conical-form shade with scalloped rim, overall etched floral and leaf pattern, period collar. Fitted with a Kosmos Brenner burner, colorless chimney. Fourth quarter 19th century. 11 1/2" H to top of shade, 6 1/2" H to top of collar, 4 1/4" x 4 5/8" base.
Literature: Parallels Hulsebus - Miniature Lamps of the Victorian Era, p. 108, fig. 227.
Provenance: The collection of Larry Spradley, Beaumont, TX.

Lamp undamaged, shade fitter with small chips/flakes/roughness. Burner with some light denting, chimney undamaged.