Handsome Single Blue and White Chinese Export Baluster Mounted as Lamp

Antique Black painted tole canister mounted as lamp with handsomely illustrative English coat of arms motif and Greek key borders, early 20th century. *S...

Charming 19th century Louis XV style bronze doré candlestick mounted as a lamp, with overall moulded rocaille forms.

Matched pair of blue and white Chinese export vases with exotic foo dogs ACC-69794.

Lovely pair of unusual Chinese Export blue and white porcelain vases.

Late 17th Century Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp and newly electrified. Decorated in imitation of a Chinese Ming vase with a sage, rocks and vegetation, mounted on a wood base. The dimensions noted include the lampshade and electrical fittings. The vase as mounted in wood is approximately 10in. high and 6in. diameter. The arrival in Western Europe of the first shiploads of Chinese porcelain, lacquerware, ivory and silk in the 17th century stimulated interest in China, or Cathay, as it was then called. Europeans soon began copying the Chinese artworks and decorative objects. These decorative arts inspired by China, which enjoyed their heyday in the late 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, are known as chinoiserie. Soon after the introduction of expensive Chinese...

An imitation marble pattern applied to baluster (probably altar support) with red and gilt highlights. Possibly painted or transfer design. Minor chips to the marble pattern. Chips ...

Chinese blue and white vase mounted as lamp, Kang Hsi, circa 1720.

Chinese Export Blanc De Chine Porcelain Cylindrical Vases Mounted as Lamps. These are decorated with garden florals and foliage. Lamps have double sockets with hanging pull chains. T...