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Outstanding French Ormolu Lamp
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Outstanding French Ormolu Lamp

1900 - 1920
Description

Top quality French white mottled glass and gilt ormolu mounted table lamp, in excellent condition, rewired and ready for use, including shade.

24" high

6" square

32" with shade

Free Delivery To UK Mainland

Scottish Highlands Please Email For Quote

You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

You are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this French Ormolu Table Lamp to the 1910s.

Independent Date Guide ID 08906017
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques Date1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-140 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1910s:
Cast brass mounts with acanthus borders: classical French revival design.
Mottled white glass urn: blown decorative technique using opaque inclusions.
Darkened recesses across the castings: age-related oxidisation settling in the hollows.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1129431
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Description
Top quality French white mottled glass and gilt ormolu mounted table lamp, in excellent condition, rewired and ready for use, including shade.

24" high

6" square

32" with shade

Free Delivery To UK Mainland

fig 1. An antique French table lamp with an urn-shaped white opaline glass body, chased gilt bronze ormolu mounts, and a cream flared fabric shade.
fig 1. Outstanding French Ormolu Lamp

Scottish Highlands Please Email For Quote

You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

“
You are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham).
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this French Ormolu Table Lamp to the 1910s.

Independent Date Report ID 08906017
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques dating1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-140 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1910s:
Cast brass mounts with acanthus borders: classical French revival design.
Mottled white glass urn: blown decorative technique using opaque inclusions.
Darkened recesses across the castings: age-related oxidisation settling in the hollows.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
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SA1129431
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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Archive I An antique French table lamp with an urn-shaped white opaline glass body, chased gilt bronze ormolu mounts, and a cream flared fabric shade.

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Archive II An antique French table lamp with an urn-shaped white opaline glass body, chased gilt bronze ormolu mounts, and a cream flared fabric shade. View II
Archive III An antique French table lamp with an urn-shaped white opaline glass body, chased gilt bronze ormolu mounts, and a cream flared fabric shade. View III
Archive IV An antique French table lamp with an urn-shaped white opaline glass body, chased gilt bronze ormolu mounts, and a cream flared fabric shade. View IV
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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07968 45 00 46
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The Elms Business Park
Appleby Magna
Derbyshire
DE12 7AP
United Kingdom
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An antique French table lamp with an urn-shaped white opaline glass body, chased gilt bronze ormolu mounts, and a cream flared fabric shade.
Outstanding French Ormolu Lamp
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectTable Lamps
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleFrench Neoclassical
  • MaterialOrmolu, Opaline Glass, Fabric, Brass
  • ColourGold, White, Cream
  • MotifsAcanthus leaf collar, urn-shaped body, square footed base

This French Neoclassical table lamp dates from 1910 and follows traditional French chateau designs. The piece combines a white mottled opaline glass urn-shaped body with gold gilt ormolu brass mounts, supported by a square footed base with decorative cast foliage mouldings. An acanthus leaf collar decorates the upper neck beneath the hardware, and the structure is topped by a cream flared fabric shade with panelled seams. Rewired and ready for daily use, the lamp stands 81 cm high with the shade attached, measuring 15 cm square at the base. It suits placement on a sideboard top in a living room, hallway or bedroom setting to provide warm accent lighting.

FAQs

Ormolu refers to the technique of applying finely ground gold amalgam to bronze objects, a process widely used in French decorative arts during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to produce gilded fittings.

These lamps generally combine cast bronze or brass mounts chased with intricate detailing, fire-gilded finishes, and central bodies constructed from porcelain, marble, or opaline glass.

Authentic pieces exhibit detailed hand-chasing on heavy cast metals, moderate age-related oxidisation in deeper recesses, and substantial weight compared to modern cast reproductions.

Placing a gilded table lamp on a streamlined console, sideboard, or side table introduces texture and contrast within contemporary or eclectic interior schemes.

Dust regularly using a dry microfiber cloth, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners or abrasive polishes that can compromise gilded finishes and delicate glass surfaces.
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