AA Auctions Ltd Antique Bottles, Pot Lids & Advertising Auction # 13 Catalogue Lot 77

Bidding Closes on: September 29^th, 2018 at 21:00 BST

Pontiled Christmas/ Fairy Light:   Brown/Olive Green

Description:  Unusual chocolate brown glass free-blown fairy light in a smaller squat size. Diamond reticulated. Dip-mould. Rolled/flattened lip (everted and rolled back in). Flashed brown over a light green base colour. Very unusual in that it hasn't been painted as you'd think, this is all part of the glass, and if you look up to the light you can see what look like 'stretch marks' all around. This would have been undertaken during manufacture, but it's unclear why all this effort for a brown colour and not the more expensive cranberries etc. 

These lamps were originally used with a small candle (or oil with a wick) for illumination at special events (eg Christmas/ Coronations etc) - We have 18 different (all varied) on offer in this sale. Many over 150 years old too 

Bidding Ended