Lot 250: FRENCH 'JAPONISME' GILT BRONZE TORCHÈRE LAMP, ATTRIBUTED TO ÉDOUARD LIÈVRE (1828-1886) LATE 19TH CENTURY 168cm high overall

FRENCH 'JAPONISME' GILT BRONZE TORCHÈRE LAMP, ATTRIBUTED TO ÉDOUARD LIÈVRE (1828-1886)
LATE 19TH CENTURY
with a frosted-glass globe shade decorated with gilded dragons, raised above an ovoid reservoir with pierced floral frame, slender stem and domed lambrequin platform, above the knopped stem with lion mask mounts and loop handles, on three splayed legs terminating in ruyi sceptre feet depicting scholars, united by a pierced base with a bird, the oil fitment stamped BREVETE S.G.D.G./ J.S./ PARIS
168cm high overall