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Finely chiseled gilt bronze and cut crystal Empire elegant chandelier with six arms. Six E 14 light bulbs.

This monumental pair of three-light sconces is hand-carved in mahogany and gilded with yellow and white gold. The delicate ribbon winds upward from the candle cups and ties the bun...

Pair of carved painted and giltwood five-panel one-light wall sconces formed as flush mounted half lanterns; recently rewired.

A stylish pair of quintessentially Art Deco wall lights made from cast aluminum and originating from the US. These wall lights feature a satin pink depression glass...

Elegant sconces with tiered shaped back plates decorated with palmettes in relief. With sharp edged scrolled arms for the twin sockets with bobeches. With silk shades. Measures: hei...

A pair of gilt bronze lamps in the French Restauration style (fitted for electricity) Quantity: 2 Measures: Height 22.75 in. (57.7 cm.), Width 7.125 in. (18 cm.).    

An interesting early 20th century gilt bronze and crystal twenty-six-light "Grotesque" chandelier. A unique Gothic style, drop crystal, basket chandelier with different "Grotesque" faces and designs. Twenty-four-tiered perimeter lights (including six lanterns) and two-tiered interior lights. Artists began to give the tiny faces of the figures in grotesque decorations strange caricatured expressions, in a direct continuation of the medieval traditions of the drolleries in the border decorations or initials in illuminated manuscripts. From this the term began to be applied to larger caricatures, such as those of Leonardo da Vinci, and the modern sense began to develop. It is first recorded in English in 1646 from Sir Thomas Browne: "In nature there are no grotesques". By extension backwards in time, the term became also used for the medieval originals, and in modern terminology medieval drolleries, half-human thumbnail vignettes drawn in the margins, and carved figures on buildings (that are not also waterspouts, and so gargoyles) are also called "grotesques". A Boom in the production of works of art in the grotesque genre, characterized the period 1920–1933 of German art. In contemporary illustration art, the "grotesque" figures, in the ordinary conversational sense, commonly appear in the genre grotesque art...

Uncommon Mid-Century Modern sculptural desk lamp in the manner of Modeline Lamp Company. Articulating shade. Mixed woods with brass fittings. Cas...

1980’s Italian travertine with a polished chrome shade table lamp in the manner of Karl Springer. The travertine is polished on the front and back, the sides are left natural rough...

An oak table lamp in the style of Charles Dudouyt. Perfect conditions, circa 1930-1940. Sold with a new European electrical system. Dimensions: 45 x 18 x 17, 5 cm / 18' x 7' x 7'...

Originating from France these Art Deco matching pair of lights feature thick satin pressed glass slip shades which sit snugly inside brass wall brackets. The lamps have a wall bracke...

Charles Pollock for William Switzer Eclipse Giltwood Table Lamp Additional information: Materials: Giltwood Color: Gray Brand: William Switzer Designer: Charles Pollock Period: ...