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French, Empire / Charles X period, circa 1825


A handsome pair of table lamps, each modelled as a fluted column in dark patinated bronze rising to a finely cast Corinthian capital in burnished mercury gilding. The columns sit on knopped gilt-bronze socles with rope-twist and guilloche banding, the contrast of the matte black patination against the warm ormolu giving the pair real presence.


Each column is raised on a stepped square plinth, the four faces applied with crisply cast gilt-bronze relief panels of winged classical genii emblematic of the Seasons — figures bearing sheaves of corn, flower garlands and cornucopiae of fruit — within laurel- and acanthus-cast borders. The whole on a moulded black/brown plinth base.


The quality of the casting and chasing throughout, together with the use of true mercury gilding, marks these out as a superior pair of the period. Later adapted for electricity and in full working order.


 

  • Period: Early 19th century
    • Price: £3,800.00
    • €4,406 Euro
    • $5,007 US Dollar
  • Location: Oxfordshire
    • Dimensions: H: 61cm (24.02in)
    • W: 12cm (4.72in)
    • D: 12cm (4.72in)