Hi Kim,
It seems your friend has approached more than one person for an answer. Cameron Day asked about this lamp on his behalf some time ago. This was the eBay page referenced:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310031328080
Although the images your friend has now provided are much better than the eBay images, the points I raised in my reply to Cameron remain: the rendering of the face does not quite appear to be ancient, the filling-hole looks a little small for the type, and the colour of the slip does not quite correspond with its expected origin (typically Italy or Egypt). The handle also raises suspicion; it looks like a moulded handle yet is rendered in the style of those which were separately applied.
It is very difficult to be definitive based only on images but I am dubious of its authenticity. I would tend to agree with Ken. It does look very much like the kind of lamps produced in Naples (the so-called "Naples Group") in the late 19th and early 20th century; both the style and, in particular, the slip are reminiscent of those reproductions. On these much of the slip and the carbon residue were typically painted or stained on and a little acetone might resolve any doubts.
David K.
Henty & Jackson - Ancient Lamps
http://www.romulus2.com/henjack/
RomQ Reference Collection of Ancient Lamps
http://www.romulus2.com/lamps/
--- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com, Kim Ghobrial <euroburms@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
> I have a friend who needs an answer to whether or not this lamp is real or fake and the
> reasons why you believe it to be either real or fake.
>
> I've added the photos under Shared Photos section, Kim's Collection
> http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Ancientartifacts/photos/browse/8cea?c=
>
> Kim
>
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