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Pair of Chinese Enamel Lamps
Ropeworks Antiques
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Ropeworks Antiques

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Pair of Chinese Enamel Lamps

1900 - 1920
Description

A large vintage pair of Chinese enamel famille noir lamps with adjustable fittings.

Excellent condition, 42cm excluding fittings.

Will need wiring.

Now available from our large showroom in Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Delivery included to mainland UK addresses.

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
1cm (0.39")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Ropeworks Antiques has dated these Chinese Enamel Table Lamps to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1170424
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Description
A large vintage pair of Chinese enamel famille noir lamps with adjustable fittings.

Excellent condition, 42cm excluding fittings.

Will need wiring.

Now available from our large showroom in Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Delivery included to mainland UK addresses.

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
1cm (0.39")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Ropeworks Antiques has dated these Chinese Enamel Table Lamps to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1170424
Ropeworks Antiques
Ropeworks Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2012

Also on instagram - #ropeworksantiques

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A pair of Chinese enamel baluster vase table lamps featuring black ground with painted landscape reserves on carved wooden bases.
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Archive I A pair of Chinese enamel baluster vase table lamps featuring black ground with painted landscape reserves on carved wooden bases.

Pair of Chinese enamel lamps

Archive II A pair of Chinese enamel baluster vase table lamps featuring black ground with painted landscape reserves on carved wooden bases. View II
Archive III A pair of Chinese enamel baluster vase table lamps featuring black ground with painted landscape reserves on carved wooden bases. View III
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Ropeworks Antiques

Ropeworks Antiques
Telephone 07725 509949
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The Old Ropeworks
Kennet Place
Marlborough
SN8 1NG
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Dec 2012
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Ropeworks Antiques
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Location: The Old Ropeworks, Kennet Place , Marlborough, SN8 1NG, United Kingdom
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A pair of Chinese enamel baluster vase table lamps featuring black ground with painted landscape reserves on carved wooden bases.
Pair of Chinese enamel lamps
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A pair of Chinese enamel baluster vase table lamps featuring black ground with painted landscape reserves on carved wooden bases.
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Chinese enamel table lamps originated predominantly during the Qing dynasty through export trade with Europe, where enamelling techniques such as cloisonne and Canton enamel were applied to copper or porcelain bodies. Many of these decorative vases were later converted into electric table lamps during the early to mid-twentieth century.

These lamps typically feature a metal or ceramic base covered with vitreous enamel glazes. They are often mounted with solid brass or bronze light fittings and seated upon carved hardwood stands, such as rosewood or teak.

Authentic pieces display hand-applied enamel work, visible copper or metal borders around the decorative reserves, and signs of age such as slight pitted glazes or patinated metalwork. Unfinished drill holes inside converted bases and aged brass components also indicate mid-century electrical conversions of genuine period vases.

A pair of Chinese enamel lamps adds visual interest when placed symmetrically on a living room sideboard, hallway console, or flanking a sofa. Their dark background and polychrome details complement both traditional timber furniture and contemporary minimalist settings.

Clean enamel surfaces with a dry, soft microfibre cloth to remove dust. Avoid using abrasive chemicals, water immersion, or liquid solvents that could degrade the enamel layers, loosen vintage adhesives, or damage the underlying metal framework.
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