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A French late Empire ormolu and patinated bronze lamp, first part 19th century.
Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 130 - 1 410 EUR
1 220 - 1 520 USD
Hammer price
38 000 SEK
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A French late Empire ormolu and patinated bronze lamp, first part 19th century.
Fluted and leaf-clad column shaft, on a square pedestal with relief ornamentation of Apollo with a radiant halo and laurel wreath, internally with a clock movement. Height excluding electrical fittings 78 cm.
Literature
Lighting in the Domestic Interior, Renaissance to Art Nouveau. Jonathan Bourne and Vanessa Brett, 1991 London. See page 465.
More information
In year 1800 Bernard-Guillaume Carcel invented a clockwork mechanism to raise the oil to the wick, no longer necessitating the reservoir to be higher than the wick. In 1836 it was upgraded by Franchot.