Very Tall Marble Table Lamps

Very Tall Marble Table LampsPair of superb quality large Carrara marble Tuscan column table lamps. Italian, 20th century. Why we like them This is an absolutely gorgeous pair of classical style columns of imposing scale, beautifully embellished with exquisite architectural details, according to Renaissance designs. These columns represent the Tuscan order of architecture (Latin Ordo Tuscanicus or Ordo Tuscanus) one of the two classical orders developed by the Romans, the other

remarkably preserved in its original frame

a great patron of the arts and music

and with its curved toprail

in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster

For a brief discussion of the lowback armchair and its Song dynasty predecessors

Beautifully hand-coloured

“Wuxu” (戊午) refers to one of the 60-year cycle dates in the traditional Chinese calendar

25 inches / 82 cm

of Grecian 'Klismos' outline

and others English imitations

Absolutely delightful chairs

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