Pair of Italian Wooden Blackamoors

A pair of circa 1950's American mid-century wooden floor lamps with brass bases and square column bodies. Measurements: Height of body: 55.5" Height to shade rest: 65" Diameter...

This is an exceptional pair of wooden torch holders sculpted, carved, painted and lacquered to imitate marble in shades of green and red, highlighted in...

Carved rustic wooden table lamps of baluster shape, hand-painted with a shabby chic grey wash finish, with a lovely original patina, on a double stepped base. Sold without shades.

We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Peculiar, rare, and antique pair of Italian altar candlesticks in the shape of a torch; they were made completely by the technique of manual turning, a special way of working that allows the objects to have a rounded shape: the piece of wood rotates with the aid of the lathe, while the craftsman uses special tools called "gouges" to shape and decorate its surface; they were then painted with a pasty gray-white varnish, which over time has taken on the craquelure effect; on the wooden structure we did not, therefore, consider doing any restoration because its veiled patina and imperfections make it truly alluring and fascinating and attest to its antiquity and authenticity; at the top of each one is a metal "bobeche" of shaped leaves made to hold large candles; when, in more recent times, they were electrified, a candle-shaped lamp holder was applied; the base is made of three lion's paws in cast bronze. They were produced in a craft workshop in the province of Lucca (Tuscany, Italy) between 1830 and 1835; the area was famous for producing liturgical furnishings of all kinds. The master craftsman was inspired by ancient medieval torch...