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Edwardian Crimson Chinoiserie Standard Lamp
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Edwardian Crimson Chinoiserie Standard Lamp

1900 - 1920
Description

Edwardian crimson chinoiserie standard lamp, ca 1910.

Height: 63" - Base Diameter: 14"

Physical Dimensions
Height
160cm (62.99")
Width
36cm (14.17")
Depth
36cm (14.17")
Declaration

Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Chinoiserie Standard Lamp to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1226382
Dealers Internal Reference
20172
Description
Edwardian crimson chinoiserie standard lamp, ca 1910.

Height: 63" - Base Diameter: 14"

Height
160cm (62.99")
Width
36cm (14.17")
Depth
36cm (14.17")
Date of Manufacture

Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Chinoiserie Standard Lamp to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1226382
Dealers Internal Ref
20172
Wessex Antique Bedsteads
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2017
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An antique Edwardian crimson standard lamp featuring hand-painted gold Chinoiserie foliage detailing and a circular base.
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Archive I An antique Edwardian crimson standard lamp featuring hand-painted gold Chinoiserie foliage detailing and a circular base.

Edwardian Crimson Chinoiserie Standard Lamp

Archive II An antique Edwardian crimson standard lamp featuring hand-painted gold Chinoiserie foliage detailing and a circular base. View II
Archive III An antique Edwardian crimson standard lamp featuring hand-painted gold Chinoiserie foliage detailing and a circular base. View III
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Telephone 01935 829147
Location
The Old Glove Works
Percombe
Stoke Sub Hamdon
Somerset
TA14 6RD
United Kingdom
Verified Since May 2017
Items For Sale 147
Wessex Antique Bedsteads
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Location: The Old Glove Works, Percombe, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RD, United Kingdom
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An antique Edwardian crimson standard lamp featuring hand-painted gold Chinoiserie foliage detailing and a circular base.
Edwardian Crimson Chinoiserie Standard Lamp
Ref: SA1226382
An antique Edwardian crimson standard lamp featuring hand-painted gold Chinoiserie foliage detailing and a circular base.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectStandard Lamp
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleChinoiserie
  • MaterialWood, Lacquer, Paint, Brass
  • ColourCrimson, Gold
  • MotifsChinoiserie foliage, Turned column, Circular weighted base, Gilded leaf decoration
  • SizeH 160 cm (63 in) x W 36 cm (14 in) x D 36 cm (14 in)

This Edwardian standard lamp dates from approximately 1910 in the Chinoiserie style. Constructed from wood with a crimson painted and lacquered finish, the piece features gold Chinoiserie foliage decoration, a turned column, and a circular weighted base with gilded leaf detailing, complemented by a brass lamp holder at the top. The surface displays minor signs of age and wear through rubbing to the paint and lacquer. The lamp measures 160 cm high, 36 cm wide, and 36 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this standard lamp suits placement in an empty corner of a living room, hallway, or study to provide ambient lighting. It integrates well within an English Country House interior scheme, adding decorative colour and traditional craftsmanship to the room.

Chinoiserie refers to European artistic interpretation and imitation of Chinese and East Asian artistic traditions, widely applied to decorative arts, furniture, and lighting from the eighteenth through the early twentieth centuries.

Edwardian standard lamps were typically turned from hardwoods such as beech or mahogany, finished with hand-applied paint, lacquer, or gilding, and fitted with brass electrical components.

Authentic period examples exhibit natural signs of age such as surface craquelure in the lacquer, slight variation in hand-painted motifs, and original brass fittings or early wiring points.

A colourful Chinoiserie standard lamp functions as a focal accent piece when placed beside an armchair, within a reading nook, or in an empty corner to introduce vertical height and historic detailing.

Dust the surface regularly with a dry, soft microfibre cloth. Avoid using water, liquid polishes, or chemical solvents that could react with or dissolve historic painted layers and gilded leaf.
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