Pair of late 19th century French porcelain lamps, with celadon coloured ground. White Pate-Sur-Pate decoration on both sides. One side depicting dancing maidens with flowers and ribbons, whilst the other side depicts a central urn framed by laurel, berries and a swag. Each vase has two ormolu handles, each depicting female figureheads Ormolu band around the main body, each vase sits on a triple footed decorative base.A beautiful, fine quality pair of lamps.Pâte-sur-pâte is a French term meaning ''paste on paste''. It is a method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body, usually with a coloured body, by applying successive layers of (usually) white porcelain slip (liquid clay) with a brush. Once the main shape is built up, it is carved away to give fine detail, before the piece is fired. The work is very painstaking and may take weeks of adding extra layers and allowing them to harden before the next is ...