Art Nouveau Vase Depicting a Naiad, Mounted As A Lamp

A Pair Of 'Japonsime' Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Powder-Blue Porcelain Vases, Mounted As Lamps. By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris. Each with a square shaped body. The sides decorated with ...

A Pair of Néo-Grec Parcel-Gilt Patinated Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps, Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, from the Model by Henry Cahieux. Each vase is finely cast with herm-headed handles flanking a slender elongated neck above a tapering body relief-cast with classical figures and anthemion, raised on a square Belgian black marble bases. Cast signatures 'F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR.' and 'HENRY CAHIEUX'. This model of vase was exhibited by Barbedienne at the 1855 Paris 'Exposition Universelle' to great acclaim. They were illustrated in the Exhibition Catalogue alongside a classical revival tripod. The pair of vases together with another were described as follows: The two vases (...) selected from many exquisite and beautiful decorative works in bronze from the atelier of Messrs. Barbedienne & Cie, of Paris; they are formed, and ornamented, on the best models of the ancient Greek. The tall slender shape of the vases with their elongated necks and a flaring mouth, in the form of anamphora with two handles, is derived from ancient Greek Loutrophoroi, which were ceremonial vases...

A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted fleur de pêcher marble vases, now mounted as lamps. The body of each vase is of ovoid shape with a fluted gilt-bronze collar and dom...

A Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Pink Marble Vases, Fitted As Lamps. Each vase of fleur de Pêcher marble entwined with rich gilt-bronze r...

A Japanese hand painted earthenware vase mounted as Lamp. Of fluted ovoid form painted in imitation of cloisonné enamel with panels of figures and animals in a garden within fluted ...

This is a rather stunning Chinese porcelain vase made for export to the West in the early 20th century. The vase has been mounted on a heavy brass base. The porcelain is painted wit...

A very charming mid twentieth century yellow Murano glass vase with blue glass lace overlay perforated with blue glass pontil decoration, now mounted as a lamp Murano, Mid twentie...

Chinese ox blood vase mounted as a lamp, newly wired.