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Nineteenth Century Decalcomania Table Lamp
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Nineteenth Century Decalcomania Table Lamp

19th century
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A Nineteenth Century decalcomania glass table lamp; decorated with chinoiserie figures, butterflies and birds on a blue ground. The shade is sold separately and is priced at £480.

Circa 1860

The measurements include the shade.

Converted into a table lamp from a vase. This can easily be reversed if desired.

This lamp is wired and tested for UK current. It can easily be converted to U.S or European current.

Decalcomania is a transfer printing technique developed during the Eighteenth Century. The interior of the vase would be covered in wet paint and a design on paper is then pressed against the wet surface. When the paper was removed an image was left behind- transfer printed. This design was then decorated by hand.

Physical Dimensions
Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
44cm (17.32")
Declaration

Reindeer Antiques has dated this Victorian Decalcomania Table Lamp to the 19th Century.

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SA1168420
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BA1204G
Description
A Nineteenth Century decalcomania glass table lamp; decorated with chinoiserie figures, butterflies and birds on a blue ground. The shade is sold separately and is priced at £480.

Circa 1860

The measurements include the shade.

fig 1. A 19th-century baluster-shaped glass table lamp featuring a light blue background with decalcomania Chinoiserie figures, flora, and fauna motifs, fitted with brass mountings.
fig 1. Nineteenth Century Decalcomania Table Lamp

Converted into a table lamp from a vase. This can easily be reversed if desired.

This lamp is wired and tested for UK current. It can easily be converted to U.S or European current.

Decalcomania is a transfer printing technique developed during the Eighteenth Century.

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The interior of the vase would be covered in wet paint and a design on paper is then pressed against the wet surface.
Reindeer Antiques

When the paper was removed an image was left behind- transfer printed. This design was then decorated by hand.

Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
44cm (17.32")
Date of Manufacture

Reindeer Antiques has dated this Victorian Decalcomania Table Lamp to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1168420
Dealers Internal Ref
BA1204G
Reindeer Antiques
Reindeer Antiques
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Specialists in english antique furniture from the early seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. Based on kensington church st.

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Archive I A 19th-century baluster-shaped glass table lamp featuring a light blue background with decalcomania Chinoiserie figures, flora, and fauna motifs, fitted with brass mountings.

Nineteenth Century Decalcomania Table Lamp

Archive II A 19th-century baluster-shaped glass table lamp featuring a light blue background with decalcomania Chinoiserie figures, flora, and fauna motifs, fitted with brass mountings. View II
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A 19th-century baluster-shaped glass table lamp featuring a light blue background with decalcomania Chinoiserie figures, flora, and fauna motifs, fitted with brass mountings.
Nineteenth Century Decalcomania Table Lamp
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A 19th-century baluster-shaped glass table lamp featuring a light blue background with decalcomania Chinoiserie figures, flora, and fauna motifs, fitted with brass mountings.
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Decalcomania, closely related to potichomania, gained immense popularity during the 19th century as a craft technique simulating imported Chinese porcelain. Artisans and hobbyists applied paper engravings or cut-outs onto the inner surface of glass vessels before sealing them with background paint.

These lamps are constructed using clear hand-blown glass vessels, printed paper cut-outs, specialized adhesives, and interior background paint, typically capped with brass electrical mountings and bases.

Authentic pieces feature paper cut-outs secured to the interior glass wall rather than the exterior surface. Examination reveals light age-related flaking of the interior background paint and period-correct brass fittings.

Position the lamp on a neutral sideboard or side table to allow its detailed Chinoiserie pattern and bright backdrop to serve as a focal point without overwhelming contemporary decor.

Clean only the exterior glass surface with a dry or lightly dampened microfiber cloth. Avoid introducing water or chemical solvents into the interior cavity, as moisture degrades the paper cut-outs and paint layer.
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