Antique Cloisonné Enamel Petroleum Lamp, Electrified, Etched Glass Lion Globe, 19th Century

A glorious survivor from the age of gaslight and grand parlours, this antique petroleum lamp wears a body of true cloisonné enamel over patinated bronze, hand painted with floral garlands in soft pink, gold and turquoise. The frosted glass globe is exquisitely etched with a lion mask wreathed in scrolling foliage, the sort of detail that rewards a second look. Originally fuelled by oil and now sympathetically electrified, it gives you all the romance of the period with none of the smoke. A statement piece that earns its keep in any room with ambition.

Styling & Collectors Inspiration

This lamp adores company that shares its taste for the exotic and the finely made. Set it beside our Monumental Meiji Cloisonné Bronze Vase to build a layered Aesthetic Movement vignette, or let it preside over a console with our Antique French Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock for full nineteenth century drama. Pair it with the Pair of Art Deco Marble & Onyx Lamps for an evolving history of fine lighting, and ground the whole arrangement on our Vibrant Transylvanian Handwoven Wool Rug. Interior designers, this is your hero accent for a study, a reading nook or a richly dressed entrance hall.

Details

• Antique petroleum (oil) lamp, sympathetically electrified for modern use
• Body in genuine cloisonné enamel over patinated bronze, hand painted floral decoration in pink, gold and turquoise
• Cast bronze foot with pierced and scrolling relief, ornate brass collar and burner
• Frosted glass globe etched with a central lion mask and foliate scrollwork
• Warm, atmospheric light when illuminated
• 19th century, in the Aesthetic / Japonisme manner, attributed to French or Japanese-influenced European workshops
• Condition: lovely original patina with age-appropriate wear consistent with a working antique lamp; please view all photographs as part of the description

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