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THE BRONZE 19TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 20TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAPANESE BRONZE LAMPS
The bronze 19th Century, the mounts 20th Century
Each with domed foliate-cast top above a vase-shaped body decorated with shaped recessed cartouches with birds within foliage and flowers in relief, the neck with heads of grotesque beasts as handles, on a circular foliate rim and a stepped circular foot, the underside with a cartouche with Japanese characters, drilled for electricity
24 in. (61 cm.) high, excluding shades (2)
The bronze 19th Century, the mounts 20th Century
Each with domed foliate-cast top above a vase-shaped body decorated with shaped recessed cartouches with birds within foliage and flowers in relief, the neck with heads of grotesque beasts as handles, on a circular foliate rim and a stepped circular foot, the underside with a cartouche with Japanese characters, drilled for electricity
24 in. (61 cm.) high, excluding shades (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 14 December 1995, lot 19.