VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS FAIRY LIGHT LAMP - LIGHT (PASTEL?) BLUE for sale in Irvine, California

$50

LISTED HERE IS A LOVELY LIGHT BLUE FAIRY LAMP. AS YOU CAN SEE, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE PICTURES OUTSIDE SO YOU CAN GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THE TRUE COLOR OF THE LAMP IS. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE USUAL FLEA BITES AND ONE SMALL CHIP ON THE MOUTH.
YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE LAST PICTURE IS OF TWO FAIRY LAMPS. THE REASON FOR THIS IS TO GIVE YOU A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO FAIRY LAMPS I AM LISTING. THIS FAIRY LAMP IS THE ONE ON THE LEFT IN THE LAST PICTURE.
ALTHOUGH THESE FAIRY LAMPS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL DURING THE HOLIDAYS WHEN DISPLAYED ON A CHRISTMAS TREE, WITH CHRISTMAS GREENERY OR HOLLY, THEY WERE AND ARE COMMONLY DISPLAYED ALL YEAR ROUND AND USED FOR MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
THIS IS A GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THE DECORATIVE LAMPS OFTEN USED BEFORE ELECTRICITY BECAME WIDELY AVAILABLE.
***YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT FAIRY LAMPS BELOW***
INFORMATION ABOUT VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS FAIRY LAMPS:
WHAT IS THIS? HOW WAS IT USED? DID PEOPLE REALLY HAND THEM ON THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES?
PEOPLE UNFAMILIAR WITH VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS FAIRY LAMPS OFTEN ASK THESE QUESTIONS.
THIS PRETTY LITTLE GLASS LIGHT IS USUALLY REFERRED TO AS VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS LIGHT BECAUSE THEY WERE MOST POPULAR DURING QUEEN VICTORIA'S REIGN (1).
MOST OF THE CHRISTMAS AND GLASS REFERENCE BOOKS CLAIM THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY DID HANG THESE LIGHTS ON THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES. MANY OF THE LIGHTS STILL HAVE WIRES AROUND THEIR TOP RIMS, SO IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HUNG ON CHRISTMAS TREES. PRINTS OF EARLY CHRISTMAS TREES USUALLY SHOW SINGLE CANDLES IN VARIOUS TYPES OF EARLY CANDLE HOLDERS.
THESE LIGHT WERE USED DURING THE CELEBRATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S JUBILEE AND THE CORONATION OF EDWARD BY HOOKING THEM ONTO A WIRE LINE CREATING A STRING OF LIGHTS.
THESE LIGHTS WERE ALSO USED A GARDEN PARTIES, BIRTHDAYS, FOR ADVERTISING SIGNS, ON POLES IN PARADES AND EVEN PLACED IN POLES IN THE GROUND TO LIGHT A WALKWAY. (LIGHTS USED WITH POLES HAVE HOLES IN THEIR BASES AND ARE TALLER AND LARGER THAN THE USUAL ONES. POLE LIGHTS ARE USUALLY QUILTED AND COME IN THE SAME COLORS AS THE SMALLER LIGHTS, WHICH ARE ABOUT THREE TO FOUR INCHES.)
AN ENGLISH MOVIE CALLED "THE RAILWAY CHILDREN" SHOWS SMALL LIGHTS STRUNG ON ROPED STREAMERS FROM THE CORNERS OF A CEILING IN MUCH THE SAME WAY TODAY'S TEENAGERS WOULD DECORATE FOR AN UPCOMING PARTY WITH CREPE PAPER.
MORE FAIRY LAMP INFORMATION:
BEFORE ELECTRICITY AND THE LIGHT SWITCH BROUGHT FORTH INSTANT LIGHT, THERE WERE OIL LAMPS AND CANDLES. ONE LIGHT IN PARTICULAR, KNOW AS THE FIRST NIGHT LIGHT, WAS CALLED THE FAIRY LAMP. THESE LITTLE CANDLE LAMPS WERE CONSIDERED UTILITARIAN DECORATIONS. USUALLY THERE WAS A BASE, A CANDLE CUB AND A GLASS SHADE OR A CHIMNEY TO THE APPARATUS THAT STOOD ABOUT FOUR TO SIX INCHES TALL.
FIRST MADE IN 1844 IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND BY THE CLARKE COMPANY, THEY WERE OFTEN SOLD IN BOXES OF A DOZEN. FINDING ON OF THE ORIGINALS HAS GOTTEN TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A CHALLENGE FOR COLLECTORS, HENCE WHAT WAS ONCE A FEW PENNIES NOW SELLS FOR UP TO $1,000. IF HAVING ONE OF THESE OLDER VERSIONS ISN'T A CONCERN, THEN THE LIGHTS CAN BE MORE REASONABLE, SELLING FOR LESS THAN $500.
THE CLARKE COMPANY EVENTUALLY SOLD, IN 1910, TO PRICE'S PATENT CANDLES OF LONDON, HOWEVER, THE CLARKE NAME WAS RETAINED ON THE FAIRY LIGHTS.


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