Italian Silver Gondoliere Lantern Floor Lamps, 1825
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A pair of Italian silver Gondoliere lantern floor lamps, circa 1825, the pierced silver embossed and chased lanterns supported by later tole and fluted timber column stands, each lantern stamped with 'Proprieta Degli Assistenti Al SS.P in S.G.E. 1825', once in the drawing room of the Pierre Hotel Fairfax penthouse, New York and in the dining room of Fairwater, height 190 cm.
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- floor lamps 1,002
- standard lamps 1,002
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