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Vintage Asian Oil Lamps, ca. 1900s (2)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Vintage Asian Oil Lamps, ca. 1900s (2)
Included in this lot are Two (2) Vintage Asian Oil Lamps, circa early 1900s. One Tibetan Buddhist Hanging Iron Oil Lamp with a suspended Ceramic body. The hook shaft is a twisted iron rod with the Bagua inscribed on the lower medallion, a set of symbols from China intended to illustrate the nature of reality as being composed of mutually opposing forces reinforcing one another. The second oil lamp originated in China, with a wood base featuring an upper ceramic cup situated surrounded by twisted metal rods molded into a central shaft that are fitted into the wood base.
Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and Snite Museum of Art, the University of Notre Dame, including African, Afghan, Indian, Mughal, Persian and Far East Asian art and artifacts. Tibetan oil lamp is 3.5"W x 15"L; Chinese oil lamp is 12.5"H, base is 6.5" x 6.5"