Lighting

This stylish lamp base was made by Minton in the style of Louis XVI.

This large urn was in fact made as a light, having a bulb inside the base. It is made of translucent white alabaster (with natural markings) and is in two parts, deviding above the fluting.

This pair of pate-sur-pate lampbases are French, late 19th century and were most probably oil lamp bases originally. They depict waterbirds in white on a celedon ground.

This charming pair of lamps is French, from the start of the 20th century. Carved from alabaster, they represent a girl playing with a kitten and a boy quietly reading.

These charming lamp bases are bronze, on marble drums.
They present a chubby little boy and girl skating, one leg held out behind and cloak flying. They are French, from the end of the 19th century.

. Two pairs from a wide range of antique lamp bases. 'Egyptian' lamps: 31cm high, Porcelain lamps: 37cm.