Canosa Lamp — Pair

Canosa Lamp — PairInspired by the arulae the small altars of Magna Graecia, used across the Greek south of Italy for household libations and votive offerings, and set in sanctuaries, homes and tombs alike these pieces reimagine an ancient ritual form as a base for light. The decoration, by contrast, is pure Canosa: the Hellenised ornament that flourished in this corner of ancient Apulia, where indigenous tradition met Greek taste. Running meanders broken by a saltire

A stunning pair late 18th / early 19th century open armchairs

The Louvre collections preserve a closely related guéridon (Inv

Height: 72

A superbly decorative collection of Grand Tour porphyry specimens

was sold Christie's London

The mahogany is of splendid figuring and pleasing mellow colour

was primarily informed by a later Roman example discovered during the excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the late 18th century (now held at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli)

Sotheby’s attributed four nearly identical chairs (Sotheby's

hence it was perfectly suitable for adorning elegant writing tables

who was known to admire English furniture design from the Georgian era

No two examples are ever identical

These shell-works were crafted in England in the Victorian period (1837- 1901)