Hand-painted porcelain oil lamp

Round table lamp, handcrafted porcelain oil lamp with a white background, decorated all around with original fantasy and geometric motifs in polychrome. It is from the Mangani manufactory in Florence from the seventies.

The upper part of the base is adorned with a hanging motif, made of pierced and gilded porcelain, with two reserves decorated with polychrome images of birds.

It rests on a quadrangular foot, made of gilded and polished bronze, and the shade is made of glass. It is in good condition and working.

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Empire-style furniture and accessories date from the period between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Everything stems from Napoleon’s reign, which imposed a style heavily inspired by Roman and Greek ornamentation.

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