Classical Porcelain and Ormolu Lamp Base

A 20th century European porcelain and ormolu classical lamp…
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A 20th century European porcelain and ormolu classical lamp base in the Dresden manner, classical riverside figures finely hand painted to the body, ormolu mounts including female bust in profile and captured ring handles. Height 44 cm.

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  • Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.

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