Antique Pair of Ormolu Jasperware Two Branch Wall Lights Sconces

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About the Item

This is a stunning Antique pair of ormolu and Jasperware two branch wall lights, circa 1900 in date. Of elegant classical form with upturned rope twist arms and foliate cast sconces. Each back plate is inset with a blue and white Jasperware Wedgewood porcelain plaque below an ormolu laurel wreath and flambeau finial. Purchased from a fabulous apartment in Hampstead, London, they purchased them at great expense in the 1980s in the Kings Road, London. There is no mistaking their unique quality and design and they will soon instantly enhance the style of one special room in your home. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned polished and rewired in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 31 x width 21 x depth 10. Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 0 inches x width 8 inches x depth 4 inches. Jasperware or jasper ware, is a type of stoneware first developed by Josiah Wedgwood, although some authorities have described it as a type of porcelain. It is noted for its matte finish and is produced in a number of different colours, of which the best known is a pale blue that has become known as 'Wedgwood Blue'. "Jasper" in this context refers to the mineral of that name. Wedgwood's main designs are jasperware and black basalt. Many of the Wedgwood designs were based on the art of making cameo glass and on the looks of The Portland Vase. Ormolu (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze. The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as 'gilt bronze'. The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object. No true ormolu was produced in France after around 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury. Therefore, other techniques were used instead but nothing surpasses the original mercury-firing ormolu method for sheer beauty and richness of colour. Electroplating is the most common modern technique. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used on silver, to produce silver-gilt (also known as vermeil).

Dimensions:
Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)Width: 8.27 in (21 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1900
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 076701stDibs: LU95066471303

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