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Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

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Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of inverted baluster form with flared necks and of quite large proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped circular bases and later ormolu mounts, late Nineteenth Century, probably late Meiji – Taisho period. The main outer porcelain ovoid body form with glazed surface detail and all over typical decorative enamelled Imari palette in colours of iron red and cobalt blue tones with gilt highlights on an off-white ground. Height: (entire overall as shown in image one) 19” (48cm). Diameter: (at ormolu bases) 5" (13cm). Condition: Superb condition with no losses. The ormolu mounts and bases have been re-gold plated, some light wear to gilding at top rims. These Lamps are re-wired for electricity. Back and front views are similar. Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping offered. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century. The elegant porcelain thrilled royals and nobles and was not only used as high-end crockery but also displayed as status symbols in royal palaces. The mountain village of Okawachiyama and its secret kilns is the best place to explore the history of Imari ware. The origins of Japan’s prized Imari ware can be traced back four centuries to Kyushu, when a potter discovered the white kaolin clay essential to producing porcelain in the town of Arita. Arita potters were soon making porcelain and shipping it from nearby Imari Port to other parts of Japan. Despite the source, their products became known as Imari ware—or Imari for short—and porcelain from the Edo period (1603-1867) is collectively referred to as Old Imari ware. Today Japanese Imari Antique Porcelain items remain as popular as ever throughout Europe, America and Canada. This is a stunning Pair Lamps showing Imari decoration at its very best. Please take time to scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our Shop to get your first dibs on our new inventory which is updated regularly with extraordinary and decorative affordable antiques.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Late Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1880
  • Condition:
    Please read full Condition Report within the actual listing.
  • Seller Location:
    Dublin, IE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5035236773772

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