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Ormolu Bouillotte lamp

Sweden, c. 1810 Metal shade with dark green paint The stepped base has a lotus pattern below an egyptian caryatid figure supporting a sphere with a ring relief scene. The sphere is flanked by curved twin branches with birds heads, crowned by urn candleholders. Inspired by Napoleon I’s North African campaign of 1798, Egyptian motifs became a significant decorative element in Empire pieces. H: 26 D: 5 inches