VICTORIAN FIGURAL STEM KEROSENE STAND LAMP, colorless font with engraved foliate decoration, raised on a complex standard with cherub handles, brass square base with lion's heads at the corners, period brass collar with shoulder plate. Fitted with a period slip burner, topped with an illuminator shade with colorless fitter with embossed patent information and a decorated opal student shade with floral decoration. Maker unverified. Fourth quarter 19th century. 25" HOA, 15 1/4" H to top of collar, 6" SQ base.

From the private collection of Jim & Oneida Hayes, Rockford, IL.

Virtually undamaged with some expected wear and minute instances of corrosion, expected roughness/flaking to the fitter and shade bottom rim.