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Summary: Pricing for antique oil lamps, including patterns, fonts, condition, dating, and rarity; learn these traits and more in this free diy collectors video from an antiques dealer collection expert.
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Sue Shea Sue Shea has been dealing in antiques since 1979, and has her own shop, Shea Antiques, located in Shelburne Falls, MA. Her passion is early American 18th & 19... read more
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Questions & AnswersNow when you get into these with the milk glass vases, this particular one is putty and this one is a much larger font, but the range is between $125 and upwards to $300 depending on the lamp and the detail of the font. The font being the reservoir that carries the fuel so there are varying patterns here. Some of them are more intricate and some more scarce than others so the font will dictate and condition what the price range will be. When you get into the finger lamps, which you can see right here. This one in particular is dated which says September 20, 1870, which is the patent date and this particular one ranges from $75 to $85 range. Finger lamps are very popular and very desirable. When you get into details, fonts and patterns, the range can skyrocket. It can go up to $200 to $300. This one is a very simple pattern but the nice thing about this one is that it is dated and it is really nice to have something that is dated so there is no guess work at all, so that is the finger lamp. When you are talking about the fuel rare oils, we have one with a diamond pattern which is common and another smaller pattern here which is Waffle and this one here the Heart pattern. These three rare oils in the range of 1840's, can range anywhere from $300 to $400 depending on condition and pattern.
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