Lot 118
118
A PAIR OF EBONISED PARCEL-GILT AND COMPOSITION STANDARD LAMPS each with acanthus-flowering capitals above a later stop-fluted turned stem, the spreading triangular base headed by a foliate corona and with anthemion-carved panels, on ball feet, on a convex-fronted triangular base carved with stylised lotus leaves and claw feet, now fitted for electricity, with ivory silk shades, the bases Regency and probably originally pole-screen bases

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A PAIR OF EBONISED PARCEL-GILT AND COMPOSITION STANDARD LAMPS each with acanthus-flowering capitals above a later stop-fluted turned stem, the spreading triangular base headed by a foliate corona and with anthemion-carved panels, on ball feet, on a convex-fronted triangular base carved with stylised lotus leaves and claw feet, now fitted for electricity, with ivory silk shades, the bases Regency and probably originally pole-screen bases
57¾in. (147cm.) high, without shades (2)

Lot Essay

These stands with their tripod candelabra bases supported on plinths with palmette-winged panther feet relate to the antique style promoted by Thomas Hope's Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1801, and George Smith's Collection of Designs for Household Furniture, 1808

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