Pair of varnished sheet metal wall lamps, black and gilt decoration of dancing putti and musical nymphs, equipped with a quinquet lamp, the mobile tank reversed with a valve in the shape of a baluster vase. Small lampshade in sheet metal Empire period (electrically mounted, one tube cracked, repairs to the decoration, some chips and restorations) H: 42 - W: 26 cm Provenance: Jean LEFEVRE Collection (1908- 1965), architect. This example is to be compared with a lamp of Argand of identical model preserved formerly in the collection E. Forgeron and reproduced in Léon de Groër, Les Arts Décoratifs de 1790 à 1850, Fribourg 1985, Office du livre Ed. p. 255, Fig. 472. PAIR OF LAMPS PAINTED SHEET METAL, BLACK E EMPIRE PERIOD
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