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A French late Empire ormolu and patinated bronze lamp, first part 19th century.
Hammer price
38 000SEK
Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK

Fluted and leaf-clad column shaft, on a square pedestal with relief ornamentation of Apollo with a radiant halo and laurel wreath, internally with a clock movement. Height excluding electrical fittings 78 cm.

Literature

Lighting in the Domestic Interior, Renaissance to Art Nouveau. Jonathan Bourne and Vanessa Brett, 1991 London. See page 465.

More information

In year 1800 Bernard-Guillaume Carcel invented a clockwork mechanism to raise the oil to the wick, no longer necessitating the reservoir to be higher than the wick. In 1836 it was upgraded by Franchot.

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Björn Extergren
Stockholm
Björn Extergren
Head of Consignment and Sales Department, Fine Art. Specialist Antique Furniture, Decorative Arts and Asian Ceramics
+46 (0)706 40 28 61
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