Extremely Tall Pair Finely Cast Dark Bronze and Dore' French Figural Torchieres

Signed F. Milliot, this beautifully crafted and cast tall floorlamp is a true work of art that will light up your home. The lamp says "Agriculture" and the figural and motifs surroun...

This is a superb pair of solid bronze and slate American wired cherub lamps in the Neoclassical style. The puttis are expertly cast and feature lifelike details and evoke all of the ...

This is an absolutely gorgeous Capodimonte Italian floor lamp. The lamp features figures of men and women and shrubs supporting the structure of the lamp and the piece is entirely ma...

This is a stunning absolutely breathtaking royal blue and bright dore' bronze ceramic centerpiece with bronze reticulating ormolu and figural maiden heads. The piece is in good condi...

A very fine pair of French 19th-20th century neoclassical style patinated cast iron figural torchères by A. Durenne, Paris, each representing a figure of a standing young maiden, her arms raised forward while holding a a flaming urn gas light (Now electrified) with a frosted glass flame, each raised on a veined grey marble column stand, both cast-signed 'A. Durenne, Paris'. Antoine Durenne was an internationally renowned French art founder. He attended École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1842. Durenne purchased a small foundry in Sommevoire, near the Val d'Osne, Haute-Marne, France and established The Durenne firm, circa Paris, 1900. Cast-iron had been in production during the 18th century but its inferior status to the more fashionable and delicate wrought iron had generally confined its use to architectural work. By the early 19th century, however, rapid developments of the Industrial Revolution combined with the simultaneous burgeoning of a new middle class provided the impetus for a dramatic Expansion in its application and in a short space of time a proliferation of iron foundries across Europe and America thrived on the production of everything from inkstands to railway stations. The use of cast-iron for garden ornament became particularly widespread at this time, as the possibilities for its mass-production at a fraction of the cost of bronze made it the material of choice for outdoor statuary...

Maison Charles attributed midcentury vintage pair of French gilt bronze neoclassical lamps centered on ostrich eggs. Stunning craftsmanship with beautifully cast brass elements, the palm leaf details above the powder blue eggs, the acorn final on the lampshade holder, the neoclassical style darting on the bands and legs and the cloven goat hoof feet which sit upon the solid cast brass base. These most beautifully opulent and decadent large table lamps are, unfortunately, not signed with the usual 'Charles - made in France' or 'Charles e fils' stamps. However, we do believe that these were made by Maison Charles based...

Maison Charles attributed midcentury vintage pair of French brass neoclassical lamps centred on ostrich eggs. Stunning craftsmanship with beaut...

Pair of palatial vintage torchiere floor lamps in the French empire style, finely crafted from gilt and patinated bronze and steel. Each with a circular shallow dish-form basin fitt...