A Regency bronze three light Argand lamp of trefoil outline, the handles with Dionysus mask terminals, the gadrooned urn shaped reservoir with floral wreaths to the frieze, the lobed branches with applied Grecian scrolls and zoomorphoric motifs, the anthemion link suspension chains with serpent hooks -- 31in. (79cms) high, overall.

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A Regency bronze three light Argand lamp of trefoil outline, the handles with Dionysus mask terminals, the gadrooned urn shaped reservoir with floral wreaths to the frieze, the lobed branches with applied Grecian scrolls and zoomorphoric motifs, the anthemion link suspension chains with serpent hooks -- 31in. (79cms) high, overall.

Lot Essay

The Dionysus masks and scroll ornaments which embellish this colza oil burning lamp, epitomises the early 19th century influence of Ancient Greek taste in interior decoration inspired by Thomas Hope and his contemporaries.

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