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Bronze Goats Head Table

Wonderful French Empire Bronze Bouillet Table Lamp Goat Heads Pierre Gouthiere
Wonderful French Empire Bronze Bouillet Table Lamp Goat Heads Pierre Gouthiere

Wonderful French Empire Bronze Bouillet Table Lamp Goat Heads Pierre Gouthiere

By Pierre Gouthiere

Located in Roslyn, NY

A wonderful large and rare French empire bronze Bouillet table lamp with goat heads in the manner of Pierre Gouthiere with basket form base and silk shade.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

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Bronze Goats Head Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal bronze goats head table for your home. A bronze goats head table — often made from metal, bronze and stone — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a bronze goats head table, we have 8 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a bronze goats head table — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each bronze goats head table bearing neoclassical, Louis XVI or modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made bronze goats head table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Toby Upton are consistently popular.

How Much is a Bronze Goats Head Table?

Prices for a bronze goats head table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,523 and can go as high as $51,641, while the average can fetch as much as $10,033.

A Close Look at Neoclassical Furniture

Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.

Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.

The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.

Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.

Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.

Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.

Styles to Know

Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.

How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp

Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.