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Antique Handpainted Milk Glass Oil Lamp

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 75.00 USD
Antique Handpainted Milk Glass Oil Lamp
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Antique Handpainted Milk Glass Oil Lamp. 17.5'' x 8.25''W . Painted with green flowering vines. Beautiful old piece of history. First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white. 19th-century glass makers called milky white opaque glass ''opal glass''. The white color is achieved through the addition of an opacifier, e.g. tin dioxide or bone ash.Made into decorative dinnerware, lamps, vases, and costume jewelry, milk glass was highly popular during the fin de siecle for the wealthy of the Gilded Age. Known for their delicacy and beauty in color and design.