[Index: Erhrich & Graetz (lampe à cabochons)]

57. does anyone have a clue? [Index: Erhrich & Graetz (lampe à cabochons)] by Chris van Langen (genderen@worldonline.nl)
    Posted: October 21, 1998 @ 16:23.
    hello, I would like to know something more about an oillamp that I found at a garagesale in holland. I can't seem to find anything on the manufacturer or the age. It consists of a brass (yellow copper) stand and shade, both stand and shade have a green, yellowish and red patina on them which is in good condition, the shade also has some round facetted glass/mica stones in it in various colors (red, green, blue, purple, amber and opal) and has a fringe hanging from it in colored beeds. On the wheel to turn the wick it says SALVATOR 16", is this the name of the manufacturer? Is it from the US originally? Since it says 16" and we use a different metric system in Europe. I would love to know more about it since it's a beauty and I enjoy just looking at it every day, and of course night when it's lit.....I've become an oillamp addict because of it. Thank you for your efford and time, hope to hear from you soon.
    

• On October 21, 1998 @ 20:29, Fil Graff, Guild Secretary (fgraff@comcast.net) wrote:
  Chris: I'm in a bit of a rush tonight, so can't look up your lamp. The Salvator is a German burner. 16''' (that's 3 likes) is 16 "ligne" or line, a measurement of the size of the wick. I'd guess from the shade descroption that it may be English. Maybe M. Ara or one of the European lampers will jump on this before I can get back to you. :: Fil ::
  
  • On October 22, 1998 @ 05:40, chris van langen (genderen@worldonline.nl) wrote:
    hi Fil, Thanks for your quick response, don't worry about it there is no rush, I'm just pleased that you know about this oillamp, any other info is welcome....whenever you have the time. Thanks again. Chris
    
    
    
  
  
• On October 24, 1998 @ 08:24, A.Kaim (wilant@gironet.nl) wrote:
  Hallo Chris, Fill has right,SALVATOR is a German trademark and was granted in 1899 to Ehrich & Graetz,Berlin.The tablelamp of the type you discribed, do me think on the kind of lamps man can buy sometimes in the south of Holland and in Belgium (and probably in France).So your lamp could be an Erhrich & Graetz lamp exported around 1900-1915 to these countries..or an Belgium- or France made lamp with a German E&G burner.AntonKaim
  
  
  
• On October 25, 1998 @ 18:00, "M. Ara" Ara Kebapcioglu, Paris (Lumiara@aol.com) wrote:
  I read your message on the "questions and answers" page of the Guild, and I think I know the type of lamp you have: it is called "lampe à cabochons" in French, cabochons being the three glass inserts in the metal shade. They have been made from the turn of the Century on without interruption to our days. They are inspired by mauresque art, and were fashionable after the World Fairs and Colonial Exhibitions held in France in those years. Some are very beautiful, with "Wedgwood" type inserts on the base or on the shade, some hand made and signed, some very simple, most in sheet metal but also some in cast brass. Often I take care of such lamps, clean the metal, get the burner functioning again, replace missing parts (chimney, wick or cabochons) and also make by hand the damaged or lost fringes. Ara
  
  • On October 26, 1998 @ 14:44, M. Ara (Lumiara@aol.com) wrote:
    Dear mr.Ara, Thank you for your response, it's greatly appreciated. My lamp has 7 cabochons in various colours and has a kind of oriental looking design, meaning that it has palmtree leaves on the shade and base, I can't find a signature, except for the burnerwheel and the base of the burner, when you screw it off it say's salvator, maybe there is a signature somewhere, but I polished the lamp without damaging the patina on it, when I got the lamp it was extremely black, you could hardly even see the cabochons untill I cleaned it very carefully with soda soap, so maybe there is a signature somewhere on or under the patina. Unfortunatly I don't have a picture of the lamp, I'm going to make one and then scan it, maybe that will give me more answers. thank you, Chris van Langen
    
    • On October 27, 1998 @ 18:25, Fil Graff, Guild Secretary (fgraff@comcast.net) wrote:
      Chris: Would you please E-mail Ara directly? He can't sem to make the URL you listed work! :: Fil ::