Pair of French Pate-Sur-Pte Ceramic Oil Lamps

A large pair of onyx and ormolu lamps, each with a central fluted column surmounted by a sconce and supporting six further ornate branches of lights, all r...

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 ...

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 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...

Pair of 1880s French porcelain pate sur pate lamps Height of 33” is to top of the finial. Lamps need rewiring.

A good pair of antique French celadon and pate sur pate two handled bottle shaped vases. Each is finely cast with gilt bronze handles and bases. The technique of pate sur pate was p...

Pair of French Pate-Sur-Pate vases mounted as lamps, circa 1880 (CP & co., signed Melinan).

A pair of French ceramic vase table lamps. Hand-crafted round ceramic body in structured organic form with new fabric lamp shades, France, 1960s. Both lamps in fine vintage condition...

This pair of baluster table lamps is made of blue ceramic. They have new black shintz shades gilt inside. This is a French work, circa 1970.

Elegant pair of white table lamp made of ceramic with brass hardware. Height of the lamps without the shades, from the bottom of the base to...