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Antique Large Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century

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This is a large and splendid antique Victorian silver-plated Corinthian column table oil lamp now converted to electricity, Circa 1870 in date. This opulent antique table lamp features an elegant Corinthian Capital decorated with classical ornate foliage in the form of splendid acanthus leaves above a striking tapering and slender fluted shaft. It stands on a large and weighted stepped square base, which features garlands and laurel decoration. Add an element of Greek Classical style to your home with this exquisite antique silver-plated table lamp. Condition: In excellent working condition having been beautifully cleaned and rewired, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 50 cm x Width 16 cm x Depth 16 cm Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 8 inches x Width 6 inches x Depth 6 inches Corinthian capital It has been suggested that the foliage of the Greek Corinthian capital was based on the Acanthus spinosus, that of the Roman on the Acanthus mollis. The leaves are generally carved in two "ranks" or bands, like one leafy cup set within another. One of the most beautiful Corinthian capitals is that from the Tholos of Epidaurus (400 BC); it illustrates the transition between the earlier Greek capital, as at Bassae, and the Roman version that Renaissance and modern architects inherited and refined. In Roman architectural practice, capitals are briefly treated in their proper context among the detailing proper to each of the "Orders", in the only complete architectural textbook to have survived from classical times, the Ten Books on Architecture, by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, better known just as Vitruvius, dedicated to the emperor Augustus. The various orders are discussed in Vitruvius' books iii and iv. Vitruvius describes Roman practice in a practical fashion. He gives some tales about the invention of each of the Orders, but he does not give a hard and fast set of canonical rules for the execution of capitals. Our reference: A2565
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 6.3 in (16 cm)Depth: 6.3 in (16 cm)
  • Lampshade:
    Not Included
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1870
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: A25651stDibs: LU950637858692
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