Metal Floor Lamps
Color: Gold
Material: Metal
Feather Floor Lamp, Rust
Located in Banbury, GB
The Feather Floor Lamp, edition piece by A Modern Grand Tour.
An illuminating palm tree, resplendent with exquisite ostrich feather foliage, the feather floor lamp takes centre stage in any luxury setting and delivers the ultimate midas touch to Hollywood regency decors. A pièce de résistance among standing lamps, this lighting work of art commands attention to its exquisite design and intricate craftsmanship.
An Ostrich Feather Floor Lamp...
Category
2010s English Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Feather Floor Lamp, Candy Floss
Located in Banbury, GB
The Feather floor lamp, edition piece by A Modern Grand Tour.
An illuminating palm tree, resplendent with exquisite ostrich feather foliage, the feather floor lamp takes centre stage in any luxury setting and delivers the ultimate midas touch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mast Lamp By Barlas Baylar
Located in New York, NY
Description: Mast
Dimensions: Approx. 16” diameter x 86” height
Material: Marble, hand blown Murano glass
Finish: Polished bronze, white glass (custom finishes available)
Bulbs: ...
Category
2010s Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Mole-Richardson Type 2351 Midget Solarspot Spot Stage Light Floor Lamp
Located in Lafayette, IN
Vintage type 2351 Midget Solarspot stage light by Mole-Richardson of Hollywood, CA.
This fantastic light is in 90% original condition with some light polishing to accentuate the bronze handles and cast-aluminum case. Original maroon/burgundy paint is 99% intact and features a beautiful 50-year-old patina...
Category
1960s American Industrial Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Aluminum
Italian Neoclassical Bronze Floor Lamp with Paw Feet
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully cast Italian neoclassical style bronze floor lamp modeled after an original excavated at Pompeii or Herculaneum. With acanthus leaf decoration above and below the reeded ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
21st C Alte Floor Lamp Bronze Brass Paper Shade by Marine Breynaert
Located in Paris, FR
The Alte floor lamp is perfect for dressing up any room, offering both practical lighting and a touch of warmth, creating a welcoming atmosphere that invites relaxation and enjoyment...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Lampe Maison Charles & Fils, Paris, 1970
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Lampe de la Maison Charles & Fils Paris en bronze nickelé, signé.
Hauteur : 68 cm diamètre : 35 cm
Category
1960s European Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Etruscan Revival Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely cast with paw feet.
Category
Late 19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Revival Lantern Floor Lamp in Cast Bronze and Repousse Brass
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance Revival floor lamp in cast bronze with repousse brass lantern with ornamental crown finial on top. Handmade in Italy during the circa ...
Category
1880s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Bronze floor lamp Pompeii Grand Tour
Located in Hudson, NY
Bronze floor lamp Pompeii Grand Tour attributed to Caldwell
please contact me with any questions or for shipping quotes
Category
Early 20th Century Grand Tour Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1970′ Perched Eagle R And Isabelle FAURE for Honoré Paris Or Duval Brasseur
Located in Paris, FR
Light sculpture in brass and amethyst; depicting an eagle with outstretched wings resting on a tree, the belly is an amethyst geode. Circa 1970
Provenance Castel in Normandy
Width: 9...
Category
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Amethyst, Bronze
Seraph Floor Lamp
Located in Arcata, CA
Introducing the Seraph floor lamp designed by Samuel Hillard.
The double sided shade rotates 360 degrees to highlight your rooms best details with dynamic illuminated style.
Clear F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
E.F Caldwell and Company Gilt Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
In the Louis XVI style with finely cast decoration signed on side of base. Ex Christies sale.
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of "Lucien Gau" guilded floor lamps by Mauro Marzollo circa 1980
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
High pair of Mauro Marzollo design floor lamps for Lucien Gau maker made of bronze and brass gilt and vernished
Good conditions
Note : 1 round task on one of the floor lamps
Cir...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Brass
Toni Cordero "Anchise" Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Toni Cordero
Located in Berlin, DE
Unusual, extraordinary and exciting floor lamp by Toni Cordero. Very interesting combination of different materials.
Toni Cordero was born in Lanzo Torinese in 1937. He took his architecture degree in Turin, and in 1962 opened his first design office. His architectural work includes Turin’s ”Delle Alpi” stadium with the collaboration of Hutter, Ossola and Majowiecki, a building based on advanced timber technology in Turin’s Mandria Park in 1997 and the Staff International factory in Noventa-Vicenza in 1996. Among his many important interior design projects we can cite: the Olivetti head offices in Ivrea (1997); the chain of Kenzo boutiques in Europe and the USA (1981); the renovation of the Gio Ponti Montecatini building in Milan, and the conversion of a London place of worship into an apartment hotel and gallery; the 1983 restorations of the Hotel Splendido...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Chrome
Antique Neoclassical Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Rochester, NY
Bronze neoclassical patinated bronze floor lamp. Good quality casting. Early 20th century. Needs to be rewired.
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Revival Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Murano glass "Febo" floor lamp by Roberto Pamio for Leucos Italy c. 1975
Located in Renens, CH
The "Febo" Floor Lamp is a stunning piece of Italian craftsmanship designed by Roberto Pamio for Leucos in 1975.
This exquisite lamp, the grandest in the Febo series, epitomizes lux...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Bronzed Floor Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
A traditional floor lamp made from a combination of cast iron and brass elements. Lovely scallop design base with a cast iron urn design. This l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Revival Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mole-Richardson Type 407 Baby Solarspot Spot Stage Light Floor Lamp
Located in Lafayette, IN
Vintage type 407 baby solarspot stage light by Mole-Richardson of Hollywood, CA.
This fantastic light is in 90% original condition with some light poli...
Category
1960s American Industrial Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Regency Gold Three Headed Tulip Floor Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible vintage regency metal and glass floor lamp. Features three glass tulip lamp shades on three gold stems.
Category
1970s American Regency Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century Gold Italian Arredoluce Polished Brass Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelii
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian floor lamp made of hand crafted polished brass with its original light switch, designed by Angelo Lelii and produced by Arredoluce in good ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stunning 19th Century Empire Revival Bronze & Glass Oil Floor Lamp By H. Luppens
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and great design, antique bronze oil lamp with angel sculptures, by one of Europe's finest.
There is a reason why the late 19th and the early...
Category
19th Century Belgian Empire Revival Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Foscarini Medium Caboche Floor Lamp by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A genuine design gem, sparkling and precious like a bracelet, the Caboche floor lamp has a metal base with a circular design that reflects the shape of the diffuser. To add a touch o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century French Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage French bronze floor lamp designed and manufactured in France circa 1900s. This fantastic floor lamp features a solid bronze frame with a unique leaf design surrounding the li...
Category
Late 19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Tall Hollywood Regency Bronze Floor Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of unique tall Hollywood Regency French Patinated bronze and gilt bronze circular form floor lamps of great detail embellished with neoclassical motifs and further adorned wit...
Category
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Cite Floor Lamp b y Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A slender floor lamp handcrafted in plaster. A cast bronze base and a linen shade complete the light. The light has one medium based bulb with a three-way socket.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Imagin Deco Floor Lamp in Antique Bronze, Antique Brass and Frosted Glass
Located in Leighton Buzzard, GB
Inspiration for this floor lamp is taken from “The Century Building” Lobby in New York. This collection is crafted from vertical rounded linear bronze f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Up Light Bronze Table or Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer style modern style up light table or floor lamp made in bronze with dark satin finish, with the light source angled up towards the ceiling. The piece was created in the...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Lumina Brushed Gold Daphine LED Floor Lamp by Tommaso Cimini
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in New York, NY
Daphine Terra Gold
Daphine and Flo, two of our most important icons, are now enriched with a new special semi-gloss brushed “yellow Gold” finish, which lends them uniqueness and pres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold
Feather Floor Lamp, Sky
Located in Banbury, GB
The Feather Floor Lamp, edition piece by A Modern Grand Tour.
An illuminating palm tree, resplendent with exquisite ostrich feather foliage, the feather floor lamp takes centre stage in any luxury setting and delivers the ultimate midas touch to Hollywood regency decors. A pièce de résistance among standing lamps, this lighting work of art commands attention to its exquisite design and intricate craftsmanship.
An Ostrich Feather Floor Lamp...
Category
2010s English Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lumina Brushed Gold Flo Floor Lamp by Foster+Partners
Located in New York, NY
Flo Floor Gold
Daphine and Flo, two of our most important icons, are now enriched with a new special semi-gloss brushed “yellow Gold” finish, which lends them uniqueness and prestig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold
Oscar Bach Inspired Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unusual design with a " magnifier " enhancement.
The lamp is fashioned with a brass filigree and mica shade.
The bronze stem of the lamp is appointed with lion figures.
Category
Early 20th Century American Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Original 1960s large metal wire floor lamp with wild silk shade anodized in gold
Located in München, DE
Very rare beautiful original 1960s large metal wire floor lamp.
Great very elegant Space Age design. Made in Germany.
The frame is anodized in gold color and steplessly height-adjust...
Category
1960s European Space Age Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Neo-Greek Bronze Floor Lamps by F. Barbedienne, France, circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Height without/with lampshade : 168/185 cm (66,1 / 72,8 in.) ; Base : 43 x 43 cm (16,9 x 16,9 in.)
Beautiful pair of neo-Greek floor lamps in bronze with double patina, composed of cylindrical lamps, decorated on the body with a rotating frieze representing women dressed in the Antique style weaving and spinning, surmounted by lampshades with cut sides in red pleated silk with golden braid.
They are placed on pedestals from which hang thin chains attached to the slender shaft decorated with stylized leaves and flowers, resting on a tripod base decorated with large palmettes and ending in lion’s paws.
The stylistic repertoire used here, composed in particular of palmettes, masks, and nymphs, evokes Greek Antiquity, as does the reuse of forms of furniture and objects such as tripods and antique vases.
The rediscovery in the 18th century of the archaeological remains of Pompeii and Herculaneum allowed artists of all disciplines to draw inspiration from Antiquity while reinterpreting it.
This trend did not fade and, in the 19th century, many personalities fitted out their interiors with neo-Greek furniture, as was the case for the Maison Pompéienne built in 1856 by the architect Alfred Normand (1822-1909) for Prince Napoleon, or Empress Eugénie who bought from the Maison Barbedienne pedestals inspired by antique tripods.
Related work :
Pedestal model presented by Maison Barbedienne at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1855. On this occasion, Empress Eugénie bought it for her bathroom in the Château de Saint-Cloud. This model pleased the Empress so much that she ordered two other pairs in 1858 for her boudoir in the palaces of Compiègne and Fontainebleau. (see photo attached)
Photo showing a floor lamp similar to ours in Empress Eugénie’s bedroom in the Château de Compiègne (Oise), in Architecture intérieure et Décoration en France des...
Category
1860s French Greek Revival Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Lotus Standing Light
Located in Dunedin, NZ
Combining the highest quality materials, the Lotus Standing Light boasts a harmonious blend of ABS polymer and electro-plated bronze for each of the 25 leaves, infusing it with a lux...
Category
2010s New Zealand Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Copper
A Maison Bagues Style Bronze Uplighter
Located in London, GB
A very elegant gilt bronze Maison Bagues style uplighter. The shallow brass dish mounted with gilt bronze leaf decoration. The slender palmette stem cast and chased sitting on a cir...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Feather Floor Lamp, Oyster
Located in Banbury, GB
The Feather Floor Lamp, edition piece by A Modern Grand Tour.
An illuminating palm tree, resplendent with exquisite ostrich feather foliage, the feather floor lamp takes centre stage in any luxury setting and delivers the ultimate midas touch to Hollywood regency decors. A pièce de résistance among standing lamps, this lighting work of art commands attention to its exquisite design and intricate craftsmanship.
An Ostrich Feather Floor Lamp...
Category
2010s English Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
1920s Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Floor Lamp #423
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Tiffany Studios of New York bronze floor lamp, circa early 20th century.
Original domed bronze shade with decorative border over a single socket.
Signed on base as shown. Immaculat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1920s Arts Deco Bronze & Stone Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920s Arts Deco Bronze & Stone Floor Lamp
Country: United States
Materials: Bronze, New Custom Linen Shade
Condition: Newly Rewired
Style: Art...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Gold Swedish Svenskt Tenn Vintage Brass Floor Lamp by Josef Frank
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold-black, vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish floor lamp made of hand crafted iron and polished brass, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn in good condition. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
"Nizwa" Mixed Clay Floor Lamp
Located in Lisboa, PT
Nizwa mixed clay floor lamp resting on a circular bronze base. Barracuda edition, made in Portugal.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Space Age Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Feather Floor Lamp, Navy
Located in Banbury, GB
The Feather Floor Lamp, edition piece by A Modern Grand Tour.
An illuminating palm tree, resplendent with exquisite ostrich feather foliage, the feather floor lamp takes centre stage in any luxury setting and delivers the ultimate midas touch to Hollywood regency decors. A pièce de résistance among standing lamps, this lighting work of art commands attention to its exquisite design and intricate craftsmanship.
An Ostrich Feather Floor Lamp...
Category
2010s Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Maison Bagues Bronze Floor Lamp, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Superb quality Maison Bagués bronze floor lamp
France , circa 1950.
Wire For US use.
One Socket, 100watts Max Bulb or 13 watts LED....
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Gothic Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of large candelabras in the Gothic style, in painted bronze ("tree" part) and iron (base)
The upper part is decorated with flowers and foliage, 7 lights with painted sheaths, a...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Monumental Bronze Maiden Lamps Lion Cherub Candelabra 10 Feet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wow - stunning pair of giant Italian bronze candelabras
stand in at ten feet tall - 304 CM over three metres!
Glorious polychrome finish to...
Category
1980s Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Brass Feather Floor Lamp, Candyfloss
Located in Banbury, GB
The Feather Floor Lamp, edition piece by A Modern Grand Tour.
An illuminating palm tree, resplendent with exquisite ostrich feather foliage, the feather floor lamp takes centre stage in any luxury setting and delivers the ultimate midas touch to Hollywood regency decors. A pièce de résistance among standing lamps, this lighting work of art commands attention to its exquisite design and intricate craftsmanship.
An Ostrich Feather Floor Lamp...
Category
2010s English Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Large Patinated Bronze Figural Torcheres Cast by Barbedienne, Dated 1872
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A highly important pair of large patinated bronze figural torcheres by Émile Guillemin, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne.
French, dated 1872.
Barbedienne Title: 'Deux Femmes, Indi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Mid-Century Bronze Faux Bamboo Floor Lamp by Maison Baguès, 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Mid-century bamboo look floor lamp on 3 legs by Maison Baguès.
The bamboo look brass trunk forms the base of the lamp and tapers off at the bottom to 3 curved foot ends.
Light-footed designed object with a naturalistic touch.
The straight shade made of 100% raffia material has a natural and rustic texture which perfectly matches the bamboo base.
The shade is laminated on beige foil and is edged with a natural ribbon.
3 sockets make it possible that the lamp can give a lot of light.
Maison Baguès
Since its establishment in 1860, the Maison Baguès has been an emblem of French sophistication in luxury lighting design. Each piece the firm makes is hand-assembled using traditional techniques in order to emphasize the elegance and excellence of their detailed artisanal work. Still the epitome of savoir-faire, Maison Baguès’ luxurious pieces are prized for their craftsmanship, beauty and harmony.
The master metalsmith Noël Baguès founded the company as specialists in liturgical bronzes, but by 1880 the company had expanded into the production of bronze light fixtures in response to the development of electrical lighting. Carried on by Noël’s son Eugène and grandsons Victor and Robert, Maison Baguès continued to progress, adding intricately detailed iron lighting collections in the 1920s as well as stair banisters, gates and accessory tables...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Foil
Modern Bronze Floor Lamp in the Style of Giacometti
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern bronze floor lamp in the style of Giacometti. Circa 1980s. This modern designed floor lamp has a beautiful dark patina, two soc...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Brass Feather Floor Lamp, Coral
Located in Banbury, GB
The Feather Floor Lamp, edition piece by A Modern Grand Tour.
An illuminating palm tree, resplendent with exquisite ostrich feather foliage, the feather floor lamp takes centre stage in any luxury setting and delivers the ultimate midas touch to Hollywood regency decors. A pièce de résistance among standing lamps, this lighting work of art commands attention to its exquisite design and intricate craftsmanship.
An Ostrich Feather Floor Lamp...
Category
2010s English Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
American Red Lacquered Bronze Floor Lamp, by E.F. Caldwell, circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
Trunk-form stem with colored hardstones on a circular base.
Category
1910s American Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Feather Floor Lamp, Mocha
Located in Banbury, GB
The Feather Floor Lamp, edition piece by A Modern Grand Tour.
An illuminating palm tree, resplendent with exquisite ostrich feather foliage, the feather floor lamp takes centre stage in any luxury setting and delivers the ultimate midas touch to Hollywood regency decors. A pièce de résistance among standing lamps, this lighting work of art commands attention to its exquisite design and intricate craftsmanship.
An Ostrich Feather Floor Lamp...
Category
2010s English Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Brass Feather Floor Lamp, White
Located in Banbury, GB
The Feather Floor Lamp, edition piece by A Modern Grand Tour.
An illuminating palm tree, resplendent with exquisite ostrich feather foliage, the feather floor lamp takes centre stage in any luxury setting and delivers the ultimate midas touch to Hollywood regency decors. A pièce de résistance among standing lamps, this lighting work of art commands attention to its exquisite design and intricate craftsmanship.
An Ostrich Feather Floor Lamp...
Category
2010s English Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Bronze Floor Lamp After Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
This absolutely stunning Bronze floor lamp was designed in the style of preeminent Modernist sculptor Alfred Giacometti. It is constructed in a dark brown patinated bronze, showcasin...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain & Gilt-Bronze Torchere Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red background, decorated with parcel-gilt and black soaring eagles in the hunt within a forestall scene. Each Vase fitted and surmounted with a French 19th century Louis XV Style 13-Light scrolled candelabrum and all raised on a circular pierced gilt-bronze plinth. circa: 1880.
Imari Porcelain (????) is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki (???). Imari or Arita porcelain has been continously produced up through the present day.
Characteristics
Though there are many types of Imari, Westerners' conception of Imari in the popular sense is associated only with a type of Imari produced and exported in large quantity in mid-17th century. This type is called Kinrande. Kinrande Imari is colored porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze. The color combination was not seen in China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due to scarcity of gold in China, whereas gold was abundant in Japan in those days. The subject matter of Imari is diverse, ranging from foliage and flowers to people, scenery and abstractions. Some Imari design structures such as kraak style were adopted from China, but most designs were uniquely Japanese owing to the rich Japanese tradition of paintings and costume design. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. There is also blue and white Imari. Kakiemon style Imari is another type of Imari, but it tends to be categorized separately in Europe.
History
"Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry.
Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, when kaolin was discovered in 1616 by the immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). (He may also be known by the name, "Kanage Sambei".) Yi Sam-Pyeong, along with his extended family of 180 persons, left Korea on the offer of a privileged position in Japan. This decision was made after the occurrence of certain Japanese invasions of Korea. After Yi Sam-Pyeong's discovery, his kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as "Shoki-Imari".
In the mid-17th century there were also a lot of Chinese refugees in Northern Kyushu due to the turmoil on Chinese continent, and it is said one of them brought coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-KutaniImari. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market. Blue and white porcelain continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are accordingly valued very much among collectors.
Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Imari achieved its technical and aesthetic peak in Kakiemon style, and it dominated European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century. Kinrande used blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze, and later some other colors.
Imari began to be exported to Europe because the Chinese kilns at Ching-te-Chen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade in 1656–1684. Exports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, but the designation "Imari Porcelain" in Europe connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari.
Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China began export to Europe again, since Imari was not able to compete against China due to high labor cost. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon style were already so popular among Europeans, Chinese export porcelain copied both Imari and Kakiemon style, which is called Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meisen also tried to copy Imari and Kakiemon.
Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe. Thus in western world today, two kinds of Imari can...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Neoclassical Bronze Floor Lamp Attributed to André Arbus, France, 1940s
By André Arbus
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze neoclassical tripod floor lamp by André Arbus. Lion feet decor.
Height can be adjusted from 45" to 60". In good vintage condition. European socket and wiring (price includes ...
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Green Italian Large Vintage Pair of Arched Bronze Floor Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A green, vintage Art Deco Italian pair of large floor lamps made of handcrafted bronze with a twisted shaft and broad dish, in good condition. The detailed lighting is resting on sty...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Oversized Bronze Silver-Plated Palatial Torchères (Italy, c. 1900's)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Oversized palatial size torchères made of bronze silver-plate bases and alabaster lamp shades. Made in Italy, c. 1900's.
*Size reference photo is from a 5'6" person standing...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Metal Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Silver Plate, Bronze
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