Grand Tour Lighting

Antique French giltwood figural Cathedral floor lamps - a pair.

Pair of exceptional French table lamps in bronze representing two sphinxes from Greek/Roman mythology with a woman's face, lion's body and winged, in French Empire and Art Deco style...

Grand Tour style table lamps, Italy, early 20th century, set of 2. Bronze metal body in golden tones, slightly darkened. With a neoclassical and eclectic style, these lamps have a ce...

Hard to find pair of Venetian styled Solomonic formed paint and giltwood balusters now mounted on marble bases and wired as lamps . The shades are new custom green silk . Lamp pr...

Grand tour table lamp in French empire style circa 1920, France. This piece depicts the King Cecrops from Greek mythology in his youth and playing an aulos (wind instrument from anci...

18th Century Italian hanging bronze oil lamp with removable lid. Solid bronze. Can be hung or used as a stand-alone decorating piece. Great piece to use with any decor. Dimensions l...

An imposing pair of Grand Tour–style table lamps, conceived in the Neoclassical taste and combining richly patinated bronze with warm, variegated Sienna marble. Each rises from a ste...

A rare Roman Grand Tour cast bronze oil lamp with a pear-shaped body leading to a curvaceous spout. Handle has a theatrical mask with expressive facial features and tight curly hair....

French vintage Grand Tour inspired marble table lamps, these diminutive stone obelisks are illuminated by medium-base bulbs diffused behind new linen shades. Brass capitals at the to...

On offer is an early 20th-century "After Bergman" cold-painted spelter lamp, one that explicitly bears a stamp, likely for the manufacturer Müller (often associated with Müller Co. or other specialized French/Austrian metal foundries operating in the 1920s–1930s). The lamp depicts a Middle Eastern carpet seller sitting cross-legged inside his market stall, which is shaded by broad green banana leaves. Richly patterned Oriental rugs, complete with fringe, are draped over the structure. The rug seller is shown playing a rebab, an ancient Middle Eastern stringed instrument. He holds the instrument vertically resting on his lap or the floor. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Middle Eastern and North African marketplaces, known as “souks,” were incredibly competitive, noisy, and bustling environments. To stand out, merchants did not just sit quietly waiting for foot traffic. They utilized street performance—called busking—as a highly effective marketing tactic. A rug merchant playing a piercing, hypnotic melody on a rebab would successfully create an inviting ambiance, draw a curious crowd to his market stall, and provide a pleasant environment to keep potential buyers lingering around his expensive textiles longer. During the height of the Art Deco and Orientalist craze, the original cold-painted bronze designs by Franz Bergman were incredibly popular and expensive. To meet the demand for more affordable home lighting, alternative foundries bought or replicated the original molds. Rather than using costly heavy bronze, these foundries cast the lamps using spelter (a zinc-based alloy popular in France and Austria). Spelter was lighter, easier to cast, and took enamel "cold paint" exceptionally well. The kneeling merchant and the structural pillar show the classic, slightly softer detailing indicative of a high-quality spelter casting rather than crisp chiseled bronze. The striking orange, yellow, and green pigments applied directly onto the metal capture the exact moody, bazaar-like atmosphere intended by the original theme. A light bulb socket is hidden underneath the canopy of the roof structure. When turned on, the bulb illuminates the entire interior marketplace scene from above, shining down through the leaves and casting a dramatic, warm, atmospheric glow. Because these "After Bergman" pieces are genuine early 20th-century antiques in their own right, they carry significant historical value and are highly sought after by collectors of Art Deco and Orientalist lighting...

A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze, Ormolu and black Belgian marble lamps possibly by F. Barbedienne. Each lamp is raised on an...

An extremely handsome pair of highly figured alabaster accent / table lamps. Both translucent, vasi-form bodies retaining their original fitted lids, raised overall upon turned socle...

A 20th-century cut crystal and gilt bronze mounted table lamp in the style of Baccarat. The crystal is executed in a classical urn form, cut with alternating bands of diamond point ...

Marble and Brass Obelisk Table Lamp, Late 19th Century An elegant table lamp featuring a striking black marble obelisk with finely crafted brass mounts, standing gracefully on four ...

A finely cast Grand Tour bronze model of Trajan’s Column, mounted on its original stepped marble plinth and later adapted as a table lamp, the work retaining its rare original bronze...

Elegant and highly stylish candlestick or table lamp. This handcrafted and heavy quality, bronze candle stick or table lamp from the 1890-1910 era is in very good condition. This ro...

Vintage Tole Tea Canister Lamp, creatively repurposed from a a decorative metal tea tin and transformed into a statement lighting piece. Tea canisters have been long prized for their...

18th Century Sri Lankan hanging bronze oil lamp with Makara head spout. Solid bronze. Can be hung or used as a stand-alone decorating piece. Great piece to use with any decor. Dimen...

Grand Tour Gilt Lion & Fluted Column Table Lamp A masterful table lamp, meticulously carved from solid wood in the Neoclassical "Grand Tour" tradition. This piece is a triumph of tra...

Grand Tour Style Sienna Marble Model Temple of Castor & Pollux, Now as a Lamp Italy, Circa 1950s A magnificent Grand Tour Style Sienna Marble Model of the Temple of Castor and Pollu...

Grand Tour style bronze and marble column floor lamp, after the Roman model, finely cast twisted column raised on a paw footed 15" diameter t...

A Theodore Alexander grand tour style bronze and marble column lamp. 5 inches wide by 5 inches deep by 33 ½ inches tall; 20 ¾ inches tall to...

An Italian Grand Tour style patinated metal vessel now mounted as an ancient looking lamp. Paw feet supporting three columns with lion head tops with rings in their mouths. The cente...

C 19th Venetian Carved Gondolier Figure Candlestand, With Polychrome Decoration Gondolier, Holding a paddle & Cornucopia shaped holder for Candle. Standing on part gondola The Se...

Wrought iron three-light applique, wall sconce from Italy. Wired for the U.S. prior shipping and uses each a max. 40 watts light bulb. In good used condition with normal signs of wea...

Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Bust Trojan Greek General Ajax Table Lamp. Item features a stately patinated bronze bust depicting the famous Greek war general Ajax with some of the...

Large Italian style patinated metal vessel now mounted as an ancient looking lamp. Paw feet supporting three columns with lion head tops with rings in their mouths. The center in the...

French, 19th century. A pair of good quality bronze urns decorated with playful cherub or putti. The putti figures each represent one of the four season graces after the original my...

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 ...

A Large Italian Simulated Marble Table Lamp The lamp has a large baluster ceramic bowl which is decorated as simulated Italian marble detailed with Gold leaves, it has its own shad...

The large & finely proportioned cast bronze figure of Mercury - Roman god of abundance & commercial success, shown cradling a caduceus in one hand - the other arm outstretched toward...

Large gilted bronze 'Warwick' vase lamp by Barbedienne, Paris circa 1860 mounted on a portoro marble pedestal. fine and original patina led lamp 4w 230V measures: 35 X 23 cm, Hei...

A handsome pair of French 19th century Greek Revival st. Grand Tour Period Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and black Belgian marble lamps, possibly by Barbedienne. The pair of lamps are rai...

A handsome pair of French 19th century Néo-Grec st. Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze lamps, signed Barbedienne. The pair of original oil lamps are raised on circular socle shaped bases below the stunning and high quality busts of the goddess Athena. Each oil lamp displays wonderful and richly chased classical scenes of female figures playing instruments and weaving while dressed in elegant flowing fabrics. Above is a mottled top cap below our signature Cedric DuPont...