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Superb Quality Large Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
Rams Head Antiques
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Superb Quality Large Gilt Bronze Table Lamp

19th century
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This is a fabulous 19th century gilt bronze table lamp of exceptional quality and style dating from around 1890.

This is a substantial lamp in gilt bronze dating from around 1900. The lamp has a great presence as it is of such a good size; the gilt bronze base has a single putti kneeling amidst leafy scrolls over a large stepped rectangular plinth which is raised on cast bronze scroll feet.

The lamp is fitted with a good pleated coral shade which really compliments the piece.

This is an imposing piece in a room measuring 87 cms high overall with the base being 29 cms wide by 18 cms deep.

Provenance: From the selected contents of Bell Hall, Naburn, York.

UK insured packing and delivery is £20

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this Gilt Bronze Table Lamp to the 19th Century.

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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

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This is a fabulous 19th century gilt bronze table lamp of exceptional quality and style dating from around 1890.

This is a substantial lamp in gilt bronze dating from around 1900. The lamp has a great presence as it is of such a good size; the gilt bronze base has a single putti kneeling amidst leafy scrolls over a large stepped rectangular plinth which is raised on cast bronze scroll feet.

fig 1. An ornate gilt bronze table lamp featuring a sculpted cherub figure on a floral cast base with a pleated pink silk shade.
fig 1. Superb Quality Large Gilt Bronze Table Lamp

The lamp is fitted with a good pleated coral shade which really compliments the piece.

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This is an imposing piece in a room measuring 87 cms high overall with the base being 29 cms wide by 18 cms deep.
Rams Head Antiques

Provenance: From the selected contents of Bell Hall, Naburn, York.

UK insured packing and delivery is £20

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Gilt Bronze Table Lamp to the 19th Century.

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Rams Head Antiques
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An ornate gilt bronze table lamp featuring a sculpted cherub figure on a floral cast base with a pleated pink silk shade.
Superb Quality Large Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
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Gilt bronze, often referred to as ormolu, involves applying fine gold to a bronze base, a technique highly developed in French decorative arts throughout the 18th and 19th centuries to produce luminous lighting fixtures and classical ornaments.

These lighting pieces are constructed from cast bronze metalwork finished with mercury gilding or electroplating, frequently featuring hand-chased detail work, classical figures, acanthus leaf scrolling, and heavy cast bases.

Authentic pieces typically exhibit significant weight, hand-chiselled or chased details on the metal reverse, fine casting lines, and gentle rubbing or natural oxidisation to the gilded surface rather than uniform modern paint.

In modern interiors, an elaborate gilt metal lamp acts as a focal statement when placed against neutral wall tones, clean-lined modern sideboards, or paired with contemporary artwork to contrast historical detail with modern simplicity.

Dust regularly using a dry microfibre cloth or a soft natural-bristle brush, avoiding abrasive metal polishes, solvent cleaners, or excess moisture which can strip original gilding and alter historical patination.
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