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Below are just a few of the important oil lamps sold since 1997 at Green Valley Auctions, Inc. Listed with the item and its description is the sale date, the provenance, and the prices realized. Follow the thumbnail links to larger photos. (Viewing Note: You do not have to close the photo window after viewing each window. Simply click on the next thumbnail and that photo will appear in the window.)

For a list of reference abbreviations, see our annotated bibliography in the Collector's Corner.




Lot #103 - COIN DOT, white opalescent font with amber Eason base.
Lot #104 - COIN DOT, white opalescent font with clear Eason base.
Lot #100, $550 - COBWEB, cranberry opalescent font with clear Eason base
Sold 1997


Lot #307 - PEANUT, with burner and matching chimney. ($650)
Lot #448 - UNKNOWN, broadleaf and flower with matching chimney and burner. ($575)
Lot #221 - GREEK KEY, with burner and matching chimney. ($475)
Sold 1997


Lot #104 - COIN DOT, white opalescent font with clear Eason base.
Lot #398 - SEAWEED, blue opalescent font with clear base. ($1050)
Lot #102 - COIN DOT, blue opalescent font with blue base.($900)
Sold 1997


Lot #235 - HOBBS SNOWFLAKE, blue opalescent. ($700)
Lot #520 - WILD ROSE AND BOWKNOT, clear font with chocolate base. ($450)
Lot #236 - HOBBS SNOWFLAKE, cranberry opalescent. ($450)
Sold 1997


Lot #401 - SHELDON SWIRL, blue opalescent font with clear base. ($350)
Lot #403 - SHELDON SWIRL, vaseline opalescent font with clear base. ($425)
Lot #56 - BLUE OPALESCENT STRIPE font, with plain round base. ($725)
Lot #54 - BLOXAM VARIANT without the ribs on the font. ($625)
Sold 1997


COIN DOT
Lot #103 - Sold 1997
Catalog Description: White opalescent font with amber Eason base.

COIN DOT
Lot #104 - Sold 1997
Catalog Description: White opalescent font with clear Eason base.
Reference: Pattern a, Thuro I, pg. 236, bottom #4.

COBWEB
Lot #100, $550 - Sold 1997
Catalog Description: Cranberry opalescent font with clear Eason base


ALLOVER STARS
Lot #662, $460.00 - Sold October 3, 1998
Catalog Description: Blue, 8 3/4".
Reference: Font as Thuro II, pg. 102b, base as Thuro I, pg. 209h.


CRANBERRY finger lamp
Lot #698, $300.00 - Sold October 3, 1998
Catalog Description: Dome shaped with the upper three quarters having vertical ribs. The lower quarter has a horizontal scale motif. Clear applied handle. 2 3/4"


GREEK KEY, with matching chimney.
Lot #735, $450.00 - Sold October 3, 1998
Catalog Description: Overall height 18".
Condition: Flake on the top corner of one foot.
Reference: Pattern as Thuro I, pg. 75b.


HOBBS COIN DOT
Lot #743, $450.00 - Sold October 3, 1998
Catalog Description: White opalescent font with clear base, 8".
Reference: Thuro II, pg. 105, second from left.


HOBBS SNOWFLAKE
Lot #744, $475.00 - Sold October 3, 1998
Catalog Description: White opalescent, 9 1/2".
Condition: Two flat flakes under the foot.
Reference: Thuro I, pg. 152b, left.


SHELDON SWIRLD
Lot #825, $375.00 - Sold October 3, 1998
Catalog Description: Vaseline opalescent font with clear base, 71/4".
Condition: Some residue in font. Hit spot on the stem, minor roughness under foot.
Reference: Thuro II, pg. 120c.


WHITE CUT TO RED QUARTERFOIL design.
Lot #902, $900.00 - Sold October 3, 1998
Catalog Description: Font attached by a brass connector to a turquoise corn starch HOBBS BLACKBERRY BASE. 9 1/4".
Condition: Three flakes under the foot.
Reference: Font asThuro II, pg. 60f. Base as Thuro I, pg. 156d.


ZIPPER LOOP, marigold carnival.
Lot #903, $400.00 - Sold October 3, 1998
Catalog Description: 9"
Reference: Thuro I, pg. 306, left.