Miner's oil lamp from the Saint-Étienne coal basin, first half of the 19th century. This sixteen-sided Crézieu lamp is a rare model, characteristic of the upper ranks of the mining hierarchy — engineers and governors.
Remarkable details: cap adorned with a brass rooster, clover-shaped reservoir closing plate, stirrup fitted with brass olives connected by a rod. The reservoir and iron parts are in their original black paint.
Complete with its wick trimmer. Weight: 890 g. Dimensions: reservoir diameter 12.3 cm, height with stirrup 24 cm.
Authentic collector's item, a testament to the mining history of Saint-Étienne.
