French Floor Lamps

This very fine life-size patinated bronze figural torchere modeled as a classically clad female musician holding a mandolin and a torch. This symbolic representation of Music, falls within Coutan’s allegorical work. The sculpture stands on a period carved wood pedestal. Inscribed on base: Coutan, Thiébaut Frères, Fondeurs. Total Height: 101″ (259 cm) Bronze height: 67″ (170.1 cm) Pedestal Height: 34" (86.3 cm) Jules-Félix Coutan (22 September 1848 – 23 February 1939) is considered to be one of the most gifted French sculptors and designers of the 19th and early 20th centuries Coutan studied under the renowned Pierre-Jules Cavelier at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1872; after his return to Paris he executed the fountain group France Bearing the Torch of Civilization for the Exposition Universelle (1889), one of the two prominent sculptural commissions for the Exposition grounds.[1] Later he taught at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1900, where he expressed his disdain for the researches of Rodin— fumiste—[2] and the Impressionist sculptors who followed him. Coutan was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1905.[3] Coutan is best known in the United States for the sculptural group above the entrance to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. For Grand Central Terminal, Coutan was contracted to provide a quarter-size scale plaster model of the three-figure allegorical Transportation group, which he developed from 1911 through 1914. The carving was performed by the William Bradley & Son of Long Island City.[4] Among Coutan's students were Hippolyte Lefèbvre, Raymond Delamarre...

These Palace size French 19-light torchieres are electrified and have new wiring; this exceptional pair is a rare find with the original gilding in beautiful condition. They are pho...

Pair of French Louis XVI style white marble and bronze floor lamp torchieres with rams head and paw feet. Stock Number: LL38

French gilt bronze two light floor lamp with scrolled twisted shaft, connecting to lower floral bulbous urn, and terminating on tripod floral claw base with decorative figure. Deale...

A fine French kingwood inlaid luminaire with two lights, pierced bronze galleries, porcelain inlaid plate, fluted pedestal and bronze mounts. Stamped Jansen.

Pair of French Victorian (19th/20th Century) wrought iron 2 light candle stands with foliate details supported on 3 legs (PRICED AS Pair).

Circa 1860 Pair of Large Floor Standing Twenty Five Candle Candelabras Adorned with Scrolls and Ending on Reticulated Bases and Pad Feet. They ...

Pair of 19th century White colums floor lamp with gold leaf trim and new linen shade. (lights are in 1STDIBS@NYDC Showroom, NYC.)

A very fine Louis XVI style French gilt bronze and marble torchiere Stock Number: L418

Introducing the 19th Century French Wooden Floor Lamp, a stunning embodiment of timeless design and elegance. The lamp's stand, with its intricately carved details, tells a tale of e...

A pair of decorative storm lamps, each with a candle holder enclosed in a clear glass shade set on a turned gilt-brass support with a collar of petals and a...

Antique Arts and Crafts floor lamp telescopic French forged steel Adjustable telescopic standard lamp Original oil lamp with copper ...