Antique Verde Antico Marble and Ormolu Table Lamp

Antique Verde Antico Marble and Ormolu Table LampA superb quality gilt bronze mounted urn in Verde Antico marble, now fitted as a table lamp. France or Italy, late 19th early 20th century. Why we like it This table lamp is crafted from rare Verde Antico marble, quarried in Larissa, Thessaly, Greece. Known for its deep green color and distinct white and black veining, this marble is valued among collectors and designers for its unique character and scarcity. The stone is paired with finely cast gilt

The same canted corners appears on a smaller chest of drawers

inter alia

now the Soane Museum

The most unusual design of these fine Windsor armchairs reflects the late 19th century taste for Grecian ornament with the top-rail imitating an Ionic capital surmounting the antique vase-shaped splat

and these wonderfully chic lamps are decorated with very fine applied figures of classical Greek youths seated on this type of chairs

supplied to Mr

resting on turned and tapering columns

Plates measure 52cm by 33cm (20

Known for its deep green color and distinct white and black veining

Supported on classical tripod stands

For a related pair see Christie's London

illustrated in the tercentenary catalogue Ronald Phillips – The Legacy of Thomas Chippendale