Antique Cobalt Cloisonné Enamel Oil Lamp, Electrified, Brass MATADOR Burner, Cherry Blossom Decor

Some lamps simply light a room. This one holds court. A globe of deep cobalt cloisonné enamel, scattered with raised cherry blossoms and rivers of fine beadwork, sits on a turned brass foot and rises into a brass MATADOR burner crowned by a tall, clear glass chimney. Once a petroleum lamp built to chase away the dark, it has been sympathetically electrified, so the romance of the form arrives with the convenience of the switch. It is the companion to its cobalt sister and every bit as theatrical on its own.

The enamel work is unmistakably in the Chinese cloisonné tradition, the blossoms catching the light against that bottomless midnight blue. The brass has mellowed to a warm, honest patina, and the burner still proudly wears its embossed MATADOR 20 badge, a nod to the lamp's working past. It is a piece that bridges East and West, the parlour and the present, with effortless grace.

Styling & Collectors Inspiration

This lamp loves company that shares its love of warm metal and old-world drama. Set it beside the Pair of Elegant Brass Lamps with Hand-Painted French Glass Tulip Shades for a layered, lamplit corner, or let it echo the cobalt-and-gold palette of antique Chinoiserie. For an Eastern dialogue, pair it with our Antique Chinese Wood Carving with Gilded Motifs or the meditative Antique Bronze Buddha Statue Seated in Meditation on Lotus. Collectors of period lighting will find a kindred spirit in our Unique Jugendstil Hanging Lamp with Green Beads. Browse more treasures in our full collection.

Details

• Antique petroleum table lamp, sympathetically electrified for modern use
• Globe body in cobalt blue cloisonné enamel with raised cherry blossom and beaded geometric decoration, in the Chinese tradition
• Turned brass foot and brass burner gallery with warm aged patina
• Original burner retains embossed MATADOR 20 maker's badge
• Tall clear glass chimney
• Companion piece to a matching cobalt cloisonné lamp (sold separately)
• Condition: honest antique condition with patina consistent with age and gentle use; wired for display, please have any vintage wiring checked by a qualified electrician before regular use
• Approx. dimensions: 58 cm high overall, body globe approx. 16 cm diameter, foot approx. 13 cm diameter

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