Antique Austrian Orientalist cold-painted bronze lamp
Austrian, Early 20th Century
Height 25cm, width 16cm, depth 12cm
Depicting a charming school scene, this Orientalist lamp wrought in the traditional Viennese manner from cold-painted bronze is a superb example of early 20th century design.
The main body of this sculptural lamp is cast in the shape of a traditional Orientalist building covered with various textiles such as rugs, providing protection from the sun and rain. On a raised plinth sits a teacher dressed in bright marigold clothing tied together with a red belt. His head is beautifully adorned with a polychrome head...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Islamic Table Lamps