THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Details

A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III GREEN-LACQUERED TOLE AND GILT-METAL LAMPS
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each with etched glass astral shade, signed 'Burdel à Lyon', fitted for electricity
30 ¼ in. (77 cm.) high

Provenance

Maître & Madame Michard Pellissier; sold Christie's, Paris, 27 June 2007, lot 3.

Special notice

Specified lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square not collected from Christie’s by 5.00 pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Cadogan Tate. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Cadogan Tate Ltd. All collections will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

Sale room notice

One shade damaged and now lacking.

Brought to you by

Alexandra Cruden

acruden@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2566

Lot Essay

This lamp model, invented in 1809, was called Sinumbre (without shadow), as the position of the oil tank, located in a hollow ring around the flame, minimized the shadow carried by the lamp. This ring is connected to the flame by two nozzles and supports a shade of frosted and engraved glass. Most of the Sinumbre lamps date back to 1840 and several are illustrated in J. Bourne and V. Brett, L'Art du Luminaire, Flammarion, Paris, 1992, p. 172.

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