A Restauration gilt-bronze, crystal and painted metal three-light lampe bouillotte, circa 1820
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2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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with swan-shaped branches decorated with palms, with a crystal stem, the base with an engraved mirror, with a green painted shade
Haut. 67 cm, diam. 31 cm ; Height. 26 3/8 in, diam. 12 ¼ in
The "Bouillotte Lamp," as it appears in 19th-century furniture inventories, emerged at the end of Louis XVI's reign. It takes its name from the game of bouillotte and illuminates the players gathered around the table with a sliding mechanism that allows the light intensity to be adjusted.
The bouillotte lamp continued to be used during the Empire period and became a practical tool. Napoleon was even depicted by Jacques-Louis David in his study in 1812 with a bouillotte lamp on his desk (NGA, Washington, 1961.9.15).
Made of gilt bronze with a painted sheet metal shade, often green, our bouillotte lamp presents an original variation: its stem is made of cut crystal.
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