Fairy Lamps are the Original Night Lamps and are the Essence of All Things Victorian

Fairy lamps as they are popularly known were originally marketed in Victorian England by the Clarke Company during the 1800's. With time they gained such popularity that glass works on the east coast and mid west of America also started manufacturing them. Firms such as United States glass works, Hobbs and company and Central glass works also started manufacturing their own line of the fairy lamps. By the 1920's their popularity started fading and by 1940 the production of the original fairy lamps was completely stopped. During the 1950's the manufacture of these lamps was again revived and these lamps are now manufactured by the Fenton art glass company in America and the Royal Doulton in England.

Fairy lamps were originally used to light up hallways, nurseries and sick rooms at night. Later they came to be used for decorative purposes too. Models were made in simple colored glass and ornate jeweled pottery. These lamps as the name suggest are diminutive charming pieces. They are quite small, measuring about four to six inches in height and about three inches in width. They are mostly made of two or three pieces of glass, a base, a candle cup and a glass shade or chimney.

They are beautiful and unique pieces of art and are the essence of all things Victorian. They are delicate and elegant pieces, which are a reminder of a very beautiful past. The original fairy lamps manufactured by the Clarke Company of England are now very rare and highly priced collectibles. However the huge bulk in which these lamps were produced and the fact that there are still some firms manufacturing them, make them an affordable collectors item.

These beautiful, charming and unique lamps can bring wonderful warmth to any room in which they are placed. Their fragility and delicate structure also make them an ideal gift for some one you love.