Victorian Cobalt Glass Jewelers Lamp with Faceted Sides (for Tipping to Direct Light) 1917 photo large matte green glazed arts

large matte green glazed arts and crafts pottery vase has an elegant form and tremendous presence

perhaps using a stitch (like a cue) to hit it

The back of the frame bears the label of the well-known Kanda gallery in Tokyo

and was clearly made to be played

Victorian Cobalt Glass Jewelers Lamp with Faceted Sides (for Tipping to Direct Light) 1917 photo large matte green glazed artsI love it when the person opening cases at an antique shop points things out to me that I might not have noticed on my own. I was looking at something else in the case where this was housed, and it was the dealer opening the case who pulled this out and asked me if I knew what it was. A lamp, clearly, which I never pay much attention to, but he explained specifically a jeweler's alcohol lamp, with the faceted sides allowing it to rest at an angle, all