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Edwardian Chinoiserie Standard Lamp
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Edwardian Chinoiserie Standard Lamp

1900 - 1920
Description

Edwardian chinoiserie standard lamp.

Height: 64″ – Diameter Base: 15″

Please note that the price includes cleaning, waxing and polishing prior to delivery.

Date of Manufacture

Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Edwardian Chinoiserie Standard Lamp to the Edwardian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
163cm (64.17")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1242982
Dealers Internal Reference
20333
Description
Edwardian chinoiserie standard lamp.

Height: 64″ – Diameter Base: 15″

Please note that the price includes cleaning, waxing and polishing prior to delivery.

Date of Manufacture

Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Edwardian Chinoiserie Standard Lamp to the Edwardian era.

Height
163cm (64.17")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1242982
Dealers Internal Ref
20333
Wessex Antique Bedsteads
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2017
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An Edwardian chinoiserie standard lamp with a cream painted turned column shaft featuring hand-painted gold oriental figures and landscapes, ending in a circular base.
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Archive I An Edwardian chinoiserie standard lamp with a cream painted turned column shaft featuring hand-painted gold oriental figures and landscapes, ending in a circular base.

Edwardian Chinoiserie Standard Lamp

Archive II An Edwardian chinoiserie standard lamp with a cream painted turned column shaft featuring hand-painted gold oriental figures and landscapes, ending in a circular base. View II
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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
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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 Edwardian chinoiserie standard lamp with a cream painted turned column shaft featuring hand-painted gold oriental figures and landscapes, ending in a circular base.
Edwardian Chinoiserie Standard Lamp
Ref: SA1242982
An Edwardian chinoiserie standard lamp with a cream painted turned column shaft featuring hand-painted gold oriental figures and landscapes, ending in a circular base.
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  • ObjectFloor Lamps
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian Chinoiserie
  • MaterialPainted Wood, Brass
  • ColourCream, Gold
  • MotifsHand-painted chinoiserie scenes, Turned column stem, Circular weighted base, Brass bayonet lamp holder
  • SizeH 163 cm (64 in) x W 38 cm (15 in)

This Edwardian standard lamp is designed in the chinoiserie style with a turned column shaft in painted cream wood accented by hand-painted gold oriental figures, landscapes, and leaf motifs. The structure includes a brass bayonet lamp holder at the top and rests on a circular weighted base embellished with further oriental decoration. The visible details comprise a stepped brass fitting, smooth turned mouldings along the vertical shaft, and delicate brushwork detailing in gold tones against the pale cream surface. Standing 163 cm high with a 38 cm diameter base, this floor lamp integrates well into an empty corner of a living room or study to provide ambient illumination in an interior scheme.

Produced during the early 20th century, these standing lamps reflect the Edwardian revival of 18th-century European fascination with East Asian artistic motifs, incorporating hand-painted pagoda landscapes, floral motifs, and figurative depictions onto lacquered or painted wooden bases.

These floor lamps typically feature turned hardwood columns, such as beech or mahogany, finished with gesso, lacquer, or eggshell paint, decorated with gilt or metallic pigments, and fitted with brass electrical mountings.

Authentic examples exhibit natural surface craquelure within the lacquer or painted finish, original brass bayonet light fittings, turned wooden construction showing age-related shrinkage, and layered, hand-applied paintwork rather than modern printed transfers.

Position the standard lamp beside a tailored neutral armchair or within a quiet reading corner to allow the hand-painted detailing to serve as a focal visual element that bridges classic and contemporary aesthetics.

Dust the painted wooden shaft regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth, avoiding water, chemical solvents, or liquid polishes that can dissolve historic painted finishes or degrade lacquer layers.
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