Pair of Monumental Early 20th Century Neoclassical Bronze and Marble Torchère La

A refined example of Mid-20th Century tropical modernism, this sculptural bamboo and rattan floor lamp features a built-in two-tier table with a woven rattan surface and graceful ben...

Circa 1975 stunning diagonally applied Reed Bamboo and brass hardware sideboard with black lacquered cube feet and amazing amount of storage for a Neoclassical style. the piece has ...

Here’s a refined listing for your Late 20th Century Pencil Reed Rattan Palm Tree Floor Lamp: A statement piece for tropical and coastal interiors, this Late 20th Century palm tree f...

A striking and rare pair of mid-20th century cast concrete mermaid fountain sculptures, each gracefully poised with one arm raised and the other resting near a coiled fish tail. Thes...

This pair of fine candelabra torcheres take form on a monumental scale, each of them standing almost two and a half metres tall. The casting is superior in its quality and could be attributed to one of the 19th century masters, such as Deniere or Barbedienne. Each torchere is formed of a fluted veined marble column set...

A Palatial Pair of French 19th/20th Century Neoclassical Revival Style Ebonized Cast-Iron and Parcel-Gilt Torcheres (torchières - Lamp Posts). The park-like torcheres surmounted with...

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...

A palatial pair of French Belle Époque 19th-20th century gilt bronze and alabaster tall torchières. The slender center column raised on a circular intri...