1859402

French Argand Lamps #1859402

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:1,800.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
French Argand Lamps #1859402
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Very handsome French example of the Argand device. They were known in France as Quinquets. Price is for the pair. ""The [Argand] lamp quickly displaced all other varieties of oil lamps and were manufactured in a great variety of decorative forms. They were somewhat more costly than the old oil lamps because of their increased complexity, so they were adopted first by the well-to-do, but were quickly adopted by the middle class and eventually the less well-off as well. It was the lamp of choice until about 1850 when kerosene lamps, which used a flat wick in a cup with a bellied chimney, were introduced. Kerosene was considerably cheaper than whale oil, and many Argand lamps were converted to the new form. - /Argand_lamp
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c 1830s</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:France</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:20</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:19</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:French Argand Lamps</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.</td></tr>
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