~~There were thousands of different styles and kinds of table lamps. Some were very ornate and were also known as Banquet Lamps, others were just straight forward lamps that sat on the table, maybe only in the parlor but they were a cut above the Rayo and lamps like the Rayo.
~~The mid sections were varied--bronze, glass, pewter, brass--almost any thing the designer wanted. Many had either the lower design duplicated or it was a complimentary design on the upper globe.
~~Often you will find the top globe has been broken over the years and you see lamps that have upper globes that somewhat match and some that are not even close. Sometimes you will find that some enterprising person has contracted to have someone paint a globe similar to the one that came with the lamp.
~~It is important that you look carefully at both the upper and lower and be sure that they match. The bases were all kinds of materials from marble to cast brass, cast iron, again whatever the designer wanted to use.
~~The lamp illustrated here is No 809 out of the Edward Miller Co. Illustrated Catalog of Lamps and Cigar Lighters dated 1881.