18th c Oxblood chinese urn lamp

pr of green marble and dore bronze urns made into lamps with bronze dore cherubs playing flutes

pr of 19th c Agate and bronze Louis XVI urn lamps

Beautiful pair of 19th century neoclassical bronze urns with classical Roman figures and partial gilt made into lamps. Attributed to Barbedianne.

A pair of 19th century bronze patinated classical urns signed F. Barbedienne. Custom made into lamps.

A fine pair of 19th century French Orientalist Chinoiserie designed porcelain urns with fine gilt bronze mounts. Glazed urn with Oriental decoration.

Pair of finely chased 19th century French gilt bronze urns with classical figures and silver gilt leaf design and grape design.

Pair of pricket bases, of silver giltwood, each carved into an urn shape with fluted socle on round foot. Lamped on custom bases of Lucite. Stock ID: D7230

18th century Silver leafed, carved wood handled urns converted to lamps. On new bases with custom parchment shades.

Hand carved and silver gilt wood urns converted to lamps. Newly re-wired. Shades not included. European, late 18th to early 19th century.

The Marbro company was founded by Morris Markoff and his brother, hence the name "Marbro" from Markoff brothers. They started the company shortly after WWII. The company was located in a 3 story brick building in the garment district of Los Angeles, just south of Downtown right by the Santa Monica Freeway. During the time they ran the company, they sold almost as many antiques as they did lamps. Marbro sold their products mainly through interior designers and a few upscale furniture stores. Most of the products were built to order. A typical order from a designer or retailer took between 75 and 90 days to complete. Most of the components that made up the lamp bodies (ceramic, brass, glass, etc) were purchased from small companies and antique dealers around the world. For the most part, none of the bodies were made on site. . Italy was the source for alabaster, Japan and China for Porcelain, Brass in India and Crystal from Germany and France. Lamps would also be made from sculptures that customers brought to in to the shop. Once the lamp bodies arrived, a group of Marbro employees would make the wood bases, spin the metal caps, make the shades, and do the painting and tinting. With the help of about 20-40 other true world class artisans, metal workers, finishers and handmade shade makers, they produced lamps and shades that were truly some of last of their kind of art. Here we have an astonishing example of Marbro production. This mid to late 18th century lusciously oxblood lacquered "sang de boeuf" Chinese urn was almost certainly a custom commission by a client, the owner of the Qing urn. The exceptional quality of the urn, it's size, gentle proportions, the even application of the oxblood glaze (especially over the stunning elephant handles) are of a quality that I have not seen before in a lamp. The Marbro artisans truly did right by their client, as they allowed the exceptional form and color of the Chinese antique take center stage. The simple base follows the proportion of the body yet perfectly echoes the angle and curve of the elephant trunk handles. Victorian lampshade...

18th century Chinese Famille Rose lamps, hand-painted with Greek key detail. Newly wired. Bronze ormolu mounts and accents.

Originally, a ginger jar converted to a lamp. Fine French dore bronze mounts. Custom parchment shade is 14" in diameter by 9.5" high. The overall body width is 9.5".