Lot 102
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AN ITALIAN ORMOLU AND BRONZE LAMP
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AN ITALIAN ORMOLU AND BRONZE LAMP

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN ORMOLU AND BRONZE LAMP
Second half 19th Century
With spreading foliate corona above a fluted column and spreading foliate base, on a tripod base with female caryatid monopodia flanking anthemia, with a circular pleated cream silk shade, fitted for electricity
23¼ in. (59 cm.) high, excluding fitment
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The Roman tripod of addorsed sphynx is conceived in the manner of the celebrated antiquity known as Petrarch's inkstand. A related vase tripod, incorporated in an early 17th century Italian andiron and attributed to Niccolo Roccatagliata, is illustrated as a candelabrum in R. and J. Adam's, Works in Architecture, II, London, 1779, pl. VIII.

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