A FRENCH GILT BRONZE JAPONISME FLOOR STANDING OIL LAMP

A FRENCH GILT BRONZE JAPONISME FLOOR STANDING OIL LAMP

IN THE MANNER OF ÉDOUARD LIÈVRE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the reservoir with pierced scrolling and foliate decoration on a telescopic stem with a spinning top knop with a band of lappets, above a sphere applied with winged dragon masks, three swing handles and tripod base joined by a pierced dome stretcher, with fretwork brackets and chinoiserie cartouche shaped feet with a seated Immortal, fitted for electricity

172cm high (max)

Catalogue Note

Edouard Lievre (France, 1828-1886) was a French artist, designer and cabinet maker who made extensive use of oriental, especially Japanese, ornamentation. The attribution of this lamp to Lievre is based upon the use of mythological animals, foliage and scrolling mounts which are seen as typical of his work and that are found on other items with a known attribution, including a pair of vases sold through Bonhams New Bond Street, 4^th December 2008, lot 152 and the Persian Vase cast by Barbedienne and exhibited at the Paris 1878 Universal Exhibition.