A Russian gilt-bronze, steel and red glass three-light bouillotte lamp, probably Saint-Petersburg, early 19th century
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Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
the circular base decorated with frieze motifs and weighted underneath with a lead plaque, the nozzles set on a curved support adorned with flower-filled vases and foliate scrolls, the three-part red-glass shade framed by a gilt-bronze mount and surmounted by palmette finials, topped by a laurel wreath
Haut. 74 cm, prof. 25 cm ; Height 29 1/8 in, Diam. 9 7/8 in
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Christie’s, Paris, 5 July 2007, lot 119
Littérature reference :
E. Ducamp (dir.), Pavlovsk : Les collections, Paris, 1993, p. 19, fig. 17
Beyond France, the bouillotte lamp quickly spread throughout Europe, accompanying the circulation of models, craftsmen, and decorative tastes at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In Russia, it is documented as early as 1794 at the Pavlovsk Palace, where bouillotte lamps were enriched with turned ivory plaques executed by Empress Maria Feodorovna herself, bearing witness to the refined appropriation of this French model by the imperial court.
Examples of lampes bouillottes are preserved in the collections of the Hermitage Museum, ranging from sober and functional models (inv. ONPLH-184) to more elaborate versions, notably in the Neo-Gothic taste (inv. ЭРМ-4203).