Antique Pair of Regency Grand Tour Bronze Urn Lamps

A charming Grand Tour style porcelain vase, matte black ground with polychrome decorations in ancient Greek style,  English, mid-19th century.

A very decorative Grand Tour vase after a design by Thomas Hope, mounted as table lamp, in porcelain with matte turquoise ground and glazed classical ornaments. English, early 19th c...

A decorative pair of Grand Tour bronze-patinated urns of ancient Greek 'volute krater' form,  Italy, 19th century. Why we like them We love the decorative look of these urns, evoking the Grand Tour travels of the 19th century. Perfect for lamp conversion. Design This shape was introduced in the late 6th century B.C. and was favoured by significant artists who worked in terracotta and in bronze. The earliest example in bronze belongs to the late 5th century B.C. and was found in a tomb in Agrigento. A characteristic of volute-krater handles is the fine articulation of the volute itself and of the lower terminals where they rested on the shoulder of the vase. Here, as in most metal examples, they assume the form of swans' heads. A pair of handles of this design is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Chiurazzi, De Angelis and Sommer where the main Neapolitan foundries that catered for the needs and tastes of the grand-tourists throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. They produced a wide range of fine quality objects, often using the museum casts...

A superbly decorative pair of neoclassical Siena marble urns, with ornate gilt bronze mounts. French, late 19th - early 20th century. We love the colour and scale of these splendid...

An unusual bronze 'Athénienne' table lamp in the Grand Tour taste. 20th century. Why we like it Formed of three arrows, this design derives from the sacrificial tripods, later known as athéniennes that were used in ancient Greece and Rome, the original examples found at excavations at Pompeii or Herculaneum.  Supported on classical tripod stands, athéniennes were adapted for lighting and  burning perfumes, as plant holders or as stands for decorative vases and urns. May be wired for any country. Shade is shown for illustration/presentation purposes only and is not available/not included. Would you like to see more beautiful things from our collection? Scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our shop to get your first dibs...

A decorative pair of late Georgian hand-blown Bristol blue glass rinsers. England, circa 1820. Why we like them The deep cobalt is most desirable and contributes a dash of colour and sophisticated style. Rinsers were used to rest the small wine glasses...

Pair of Italian Grand Tour porphyry urns converted into lamps, early 1800s. These are likely based off of antique models. The Grand Tour was a traditional trip taken by aristocrat...

This handsome pair of lamps are at once highly ornamental and useful. An oversized pair of Japanese bronze vases of tall bottle form, each with a bulbous lower section embellished wi...

Stunning pair French heavy gauge ormolu and bronze grand tour Medici style ovoid formed urns now converted to electric table lamps, of outstanding quality of good size proportions, ...

A fine pair of antique neoclassical grand tour period, two-toned patinated and doré bronze, Campagna shaped two handled urns. Each beautifully resting on an original rouge marble pli...

Of ovoid form with classical figures cast in relief Maker: Ferdinand Barbedienne (1838-1953) Origin: French Date: late 19th century Dimension: 29 in high

Each urn cast with frieze of classical figures, raised on a bronze-mounted rouge griotte square marble base. The lampshades are silk and custom made by Blanche Field...