Can anyone tell me what a whale oil lamp would sell for? Mine stands three feet tall, with a marble base and a gilded fluited corinthian column.The globe is frosted glass with cut flowers,and a raised,flaired chimney.

-- Jack Hickman (jacar@apex.net), February 08, 2000

Answers

Jack, What you have described does not sound like a whale oil lamp, could you describe what the burner and wick looks like and list any company markings you can find on it.

-- Mike Wilcox (appraisers@sympatico.ca), February 12, 2000.

The lamp does not have any wick or burner,I thought it had them at one time.The lamps shade set on a round oil tank.the lamp is electric at this time,butI thought it had been converted to electric.Because of the oil tank.It has no names or markings on it.------THANK YOU----- --------------------------------------------Jack

-- Jack Hickman (jacar@apex.net), February 12, 2000.

Hi Jack , your lamp sounds like it used to burn kerosene. Kerosene lamps sell in quite a wide range $ 95.00- $1500.00 depending on maker and rarity, but a nice one properly electrified average $175.00-225.00 in the shops.

-- Mike Wilcox (appraisers@sympatico.ca), February 14, 2000.