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Antique Chinoiserie Ochre Lacquer Table Lamp
Hobson May Collection
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Antique Chinoiserie Ochre Lacquer Table Lamp

1900 - 1920
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A highly decorative antique ochre yellow lacquer table lamp painted with a delightful Chinese garden scene, bees and butterflies. The elegant tapering column stands on a circular dished base.

The rich lacquered colour and elegant lines of this antique table lamp makes it a useful and unusual addition to any interior. This antique lamp has traditional fibre covered twisted flex and has been pat tested. The ochre coloured lacquer is very desirable and much rarer than the other colourways in lamps of this period. Lampshade is not included

c.1925

Code: L1117

Height to top of fitting: 14.5" 37" cm

Diameter of base: 5.5" 14 cm

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Hobson May Collection has dated this Chinoiserie Lacquer Table Lamp to the 1920s.

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A highly decorative antique ochre yellow lacquer table lamp painted with a delightful Chinese garden scene, bees and butterflies. The elegant tapering column stands on a circular dished base.
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The rich lacquered colour and elegant lines of this antique table lamp makes it a useful and unusual addition to any interior.
Hobson May Collection

This antique lamp has traditional fibre covered twisted flex and has been pat tested. The ochre coloured lacquer is very desirable and much rarer than the other colourways in lamps of this period. Lampshade is not included

c.1925

Code: L1117

Height to top of fitting: 14.5" 37" cm

Diameter of base: 5.5" 14 cm

Date of Manufacture

Hobson May Collection has dated this Chinoiserie Lacquer Table Lamp to the 1920s.

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Hobson May Collection
Hobson May Collection
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Decorative furniture and accessories from the 18th to 20th century

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An antique ochre yellow lacquered table lamp featuring hand-painted Chinoiserie motifs and a cream scalloped lampshade.
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Archive I An antique ochre yellow lacquered table lamp featuring hand-painted Chinoiserie motifs and a cream scalloped lampshade.

Antique Chinoiserie Ochre Lacquer Table Lamp

Archive II An antique ochre yellow lacquered table lamp featuring hand-painted Chinoiserie motifs and a cream scalloped lampshade. View II
Archive III An antique ochre yellow lacquered table lamp featuring hand-painted Chinoiserie motifs and a cream scalloped lampshade. View III
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Hobson May Collection

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An antique ochre yellow lacquered table lamp featuring hand-painted Chinoiserie motifs and a cream scalloped lampshade.
Antique Chinoiserie Ochre Lacquer Table Lamp
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An antique ochre yellow lacquered table lamp featuring hand-painted Chinoiserie motifs and a cream scalloped lampshade.
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Chinoiserie lacquerware refers to European decorative objects and furniture inspired by East Asian artistic traditions, gaining prominence from the late seventeenth century onwards. These pieces feature hand-painted architectural scenes, landscapes, and botanical motifs set against lacquered or varnished grounds.

Antique lacquer lamps are commonly constructed from turned timber, metal, or papier-mache bases coated in layers of spirit or oil varnish. Decorative detailing is rendered using polychrome pigments, gilding, and occasionally shell or foil inlays, topped with woven or parchment shades.

Authentic period pieces exhibit subtle signs of age, such as fine surface crazing, slight varnish oxidisation, and micro-cracking along timber joinery. Hand-painted decoration displays varied brush stroke thickness and minor asymmetry, contrasting with uniform modern digital reproductions.

A Chinoiserie lamp functions as a distinctive accent piece when set on a contemporary console, side table, or desk. Pairing the warm ochre lacquer with neutral textiles, modern abstract art, or polished brass fixtures creates an engaging juxtaposition of historic pattern and modern lines.

Dust lacquered surfaces gently using a soft, dry microfibre cloth without water or chemical solvent sprays. Position the lamp away from direct sunlight, radiators, and areas of high humidity to prevent the lacquer finish from lifting, fading, or cracking.
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