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Origin: probably China and France. Pair of bottle-shaped lamps in cloisonné enamel with a black background mounted in chased and gilded bronze with a quadripod base with openwork and chiseled decoration of scrolls and cartouches and molded top of the frame. Body of the lamp with swollen body and narrow neck in cloisonné enamel with a black background on which stand out golden geometric partitions as well as leafy flowers such as chrysanthemums, hibiscus and bindweed filled with polychrome enamels. The body is also decorated with a median frieze, above the bulging part, with a blue background and patterns of Asian signs, foliage and small clouds. A high collar frieze of white ruyi clouds, common on porcelain of Chinese origin, adorns the top of the collar.
Work carried out around 1880.
! The price indicated does not include that of the lampshade. However, our workshop can advise you with pleasure and make it according to your choice of size and color (to be requested)!
Small dents on the bellies of the two lamps.
New and functional electrical system.
Ref: XEII1WFKIV