French Walnut Wine Press circa 1870, Mounted as a Floor Lamp

This wonderfully aged 19th century grape press screw from a winery in Burgundy, France has been converted into a stunning floor lamp. The shaft would have driven a large stone wheel...

Dating to the 1600s, this French wine press screw has been repurposed into a very unique floor lamp. Based on the size of the piece and the well-carved decorative elements, the press...

Dutch antique bronze floor lamp, circa 1870 The bronze lamp is originally an oil lamp from the 19th century, changed into an electric floor ...

An Unusual Baroque Torchere Now mounted as a Lamp Height 72 in. With a lamb skin shade

A tall antique floor lamp. France, c1930s. Simple elegant form raised over tripod legs. Solid wood, likely Walnut. Since re-wired. Not sold with a shade as they a...

Rare pair of Greek style floor lamps made in patinated bronze attributed to G. Servant, each surmounted of a frosted glass globe engraved of stars and a Greek motif frieze. The body of the vase, decorated with Greek style patterns such as palmets, Greek motif frieze and water leaves, stands on a shaft decorated with deer heads. Fine chains are connected to a delicate butterfly. The set is based on tripod legs with lion claw feet alternating large palmets. Height : 183 cm (72 in.) ; 213 cm (83 3/4 in.) with glass shades ; Diameter : 43 cm (19 2/3in.) Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-c.1890), who took over his father in 1855 at their foundry, rue Vieille-du-Temple, in Paris, specialized in the production of neo-Egyptian style clocks, very popular in France since 1860’s, and also the making of Greek style decorative objects. He drew considerable attention to the high quality of his bronzes at the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and then at the 1862 London Exhibition. At this time Servant exported up to 40% of his production, principally to the United States, where for instance, his clocks were sold with great success by Louis Tiffany Inc. or Hamann & Roche of New York. But his success came really at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, where he was awarded a gold medal for his neo-Greek and Egyptian works (Les Merveilles...