Large Pair of French Onyx and Ormolu Lamps

An impressive pair of French onyx and ormolu lamps, each in the form of a classical urn decorated with lavish ormolu mounts comprising a high scroll handle...

A pair of French pate-sur-pate ceramic oil lamps, of globular form with applied white flowers and leafy tendrils on a blue ground, with high quality o...

A very fine pair of mid-Victorian parcel gilt bronze oil lamps, by Hinks, each modelled as a bearded warrior dressed in the style of a Saxon king with a crowned helmet, broadsword and double-headed battle axe, standing in front of a slender scroll support surmounted by a cut glass oil reservoir, all set on a shaped ormolu base encircled with a victor’s wreath of oak leaves, and raised on an octagonal bronze base, converted to electricity, stamped ‘Hinks & Sons Patent’ on the fitting. English, circa 1860. Footnote: James Hinks (1816-1905). Leaving home at 16 he tried many trades from wood turning, japanning, brush making, die sinking, medal making and even being a pub landlord, before manufacturing oil lamps. Working from the Crystal Lamp Works, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, he was joined by his son Joseph and renamed the company ‘James Hinks and Son in 1862’. They won a patent for ‘improvements in lamps’ the following year and swiftly launched the ‘Patent Duplex Lamp...

A pair of good Napoleon III rouge marble vases, each mounted in ormolu with a pair of square bracket handles and collars of pointed leaves, now fitted for electricity. French, circa ...

A pair of French bronze wall-lights, each in the form of classical torch with a flambé top supporting three arms, decorated with stop-fluting and classical motifs, now fitted for ele...

A late 19th century French hexagonal ormolu hanging lantern, each of the six glazed sides enclosed within scrolling foliate mounts centred on a tri-lobed palmette, re-wired for elect...

Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style white bisque figures ormolu mounted to lamps, 19 century Each lamp is with a white bisque standing putti with a...

Outstanding opposing pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu lamps with rouge marble bases. With parcel gilt and paint decorated faux parchment shade. Each ormolu lamp...

Pair of French cassolettes marble and ormolu bronze table lamps with rams head mounts, floral ribbon swags, hoof feet, and terminatin...

Pair of neoclassical hand carved and polished rock crystal and ormolu columnar lamps with round rock crystal finial. The quality of rock crystal used on th...

Pair of large, French carved alabaster vase-form lamps. Beautifully carved neoclassical details accent these vases, electrified as lamps and when lit are stunning in their appearance...

A large and impressive antique French table lamp in onyx and gilt metal. This was made in France and dates from around the 1930’s. It is o...