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Pair of French Antique Japonisme Glazed Ceramic and Ormolu Mounted Lamps

$24,376.03per set
£18,000per set
€21,095.43per set
CA$33,615.59per set
A$37,765.61per set
CHF 19,732.59per set
MX$460,946.94per set
NOK 250,546.25per set
SEK 235,836.51per set
DKK 157,421.95per set

About the Item

Pair of French antique Japonisme glazed ceramic and ormolu mounted lamps French, Late 19th Century Lamps: height 104cm, width 36cm, depth 26cm Shades: height 33cm, diameter 50cm In the Japonisme style, these superb, exceptionally large lamps (converted from vases) are made from glazed ceramics and fitted with ormolu mounts. The beautiful vases are parcel gilt and decorated with exquisite images of, to the front, a Japanese male figure on one and a female figure on the other; complemented by images of Japanese landscapes including trees, birds (ducks), shrubbery, flowers, and insects, including stick insects and butterflies. Each piece is fitted with superb ormolu elephant-form twin handles, The paintings are signed 'L Malpass' for Louis Pierre Malpass, a leading and prolific painter of ceramics in Belle Epoque France, particularly during the 1870s. The lamps are set on ormolu bases and topped by light fittings, having been converted from vases at a later date.
  • Creator:
    L. Malpass (Painter)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40.95 in (104 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 10.24 in (26 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Japonisme (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1880
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original. Adapted from vases into lamps.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 129801stDibs: LU956333682592

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