A Silvered Metal Column Table Lamp 18th Century The broadly modelled face

The broadly modelled face

The moulded rectangular top above three drawers with foliate bronze handles

Bullicante is a Murano glassmaking technique developed in the 1930s (notably by Archimede Seguso) featuring a

The form of the present lamp is a historical  — the tripod base with its arched legs and spade feet deriving directly from the medieval Spanish blandón or processional candlestick

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A Silvered Metal Column Table Lamp 18th Century The broadly modelled faceA Silvered Metal Column Table Lamp European, 20th century The column shaft of substantial cylindrical form, cast in silvered metal and articulated in three register sections divided by moulded annular rings, each section carved with deep alternating flutes and stylised acanthus leaf guilloche ornament of pronounced relief; surmounted by a finely detailed Corinthian capital with two tiers of acanthus leaves and scrolled volutes of good definition;