Pair of Japanese Lacquered Vases Mounted as Lamps

Each vase of baluster shape, painted with pheasants perched on rockwork flanked by large flowering tree peonies beneath iron-red lappets enclosing flowers. For a similar example (a s...

Each mounted as a lamp, the flaring top above a stepped square base, with a decor of antique scenes and symbols. Electrified. Measures: Height of urns only, 15in.; height overall, 29...

17th Century Dutch Delft Octagonal Faience Vase mounted in brass and decorated with a chinoiserie décor of fighting warriors and exotic landscape. The dimensions indicated herein are those of the vase with the fittings and lampshade. The mounted vase only is approximately 10in. high and 7in. diameter. The arrival in Western Europe of the first shiploads of Chinese porcelain, lacquerware, ivory and silk in the 17th century stimulated interest in China, or Cathay, as it was then called. Europeans soon began copying the Chinese artworks and decorative objects. These decorative arts inspired by China, which enjoyed their heyday in the late 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, are known as chinoiserie. Soon after the introduction of expensive Chinese...

Each urn cast with frieze of classical figures, raised on a bronze-mounted rouge griotte square marble base. The lampshades are silk and custom made by Blanche Field...

Late 17th Century Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp and newly electrified. Decorated in imitation of a Chinese Ming vase with a sage, rocks and vegetation, mounted on a wood base. The dimensions noted include the lampshade and electrical fittings. The vase as mounted in wood is approximately 10in. high and 6in. diameter. The arrival in Western Europe of the first shiploads of Chinese porcelain, lacquerware, ivory and silk in the 17th century stimulated interest in China, or Cathay, as it was then called. Europeans soon began copying the Chinese artworks and decorative objects. These decorative arts inspired by China, which enjoyed their heyday in the late 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, are known as chinoiserie. Soon after the introduction of expensive Chinese...

The standing draped female figure carrying a torch surmounted by a light locket, raised on a circular base with a laurel wreath border above a square plinth. Electrified with silk cu...

A Japanese hand painted earthenware vase mounted as Lamp. Of fluted ovoid form painted in imitation of cloisonné enamel with panels of figures and animals in a garden within fluted ...

Antique Pair Japanese Painted Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps. Beautiful detailing, must see images.

Decorative pair of Japanese 20th century vases mounted as table lamps, decorated with martial arts scenes painted in broad brushstrokes of r...

Impressive Japanese bronze urn or vase featuring scenes of Phoenix's decorating the body. Twin handled elephant forms adorn the neck and the vase i...

Antique Japanese vase newly custom mounted as a lamp. Painted in a Chinese style with multicolored floral and bird motifs against a vibrant pink background now custom mounted as lamp...

A pair of late 19th century cloisonné vases loose mounted on new painted wooden plinths and French wired with new sockets. Very much in the style of Billy Haines. 16" High to the t...