Early Colonial 18th Century Half Round Tin Candle Lantern (SOLD)

This is another nice early piece; it is a tin lantern with a candle socket that is cleated through the bottom, ca 1765 - 1812. To access the candle, the front glass raises and lowers, and the rear door opens and closes. There are decorative embossed lines on the half round back, as well as on the outer smoke guard.

There is a fluted disk connecting the rolled edge ring handle and the outer smoke guard. The inner smoke guard has unusual, scalloped edges. The original black paint has now worn to only traces. The top and middle front glass guards are missing. The piece measures 14 3/4" high Including the handle.