Antique Lamps – Decorative Lamps for Interior Design
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:13:00 -0400
Decorative lighting, as the name suggests, is principally seen as a class of decorative art with the secondary benefit of providing light. If intensive, bright light is required, then decorative lighting will not be effective.
Antique Lamps – A Greek Subject Lamp of Gods and Men
Tue, 25 May 2010 07:23:00 -0400
"Classical Greece", or, relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilization and its culture. This interpretation of the term "classic" clearly defines the Greece of 500 BC, which has constantly re-inspired the Western world. The well known Athenian Acropolis, the temple to Athena, being a perfect example of classical Greek architecture.
Antique Lamps & Lampshades – Nina Campbell's Shoes & Handbags
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:43:39 -0400
You have to think about how many sorts of shades a room can support without looking like a lampshade shop! Knowing when to stop can be a problem, especially when you love the soft light & restful ambience beautiful lamps can bring to a room.
Antique Lamps Kakiemon A Story Of Harmony And Balance
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:19:38 -0400
Kakiemon, pronounced, Kak-i-eh-mon, is all about balance, a small range of distinctive colors, known as the palette, pure white porcelain and a perfect eye for harmony. In the world of art and design, colour is important, in fact, of primary importance, with many specific colours bearing the name of their originator....
Antique Lamps - English Creamware - Jane Austen's "neat And Simple"
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:44:27 -0400
The breakfast service so admired by Catherine was undoubtedly a Staffordshire creamware service and almost certainly a Wedgwood "neat and simple" breakfast set. At this time, it was simply necessary to dress your table with fashionable creamware, especially in Bath, the very centre of fashion!
Antique Lamps – Kakiemon – A Story Of Harmony And Balance
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:18:39 -0500
In the world of art and design, colour is important, in fact, of primary importance, with many specific colours bearing the name of their originator. The sublime palette of Kakiemon enamels is a key example. The Kakiemon family remains porcelain makers and skilled decorators, right up to today, with only the eldest son inheriting the family name and special skills.
Antique Lamps With A Pearly Lustre
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:31:54 -0500
Lustre ware produced an almost instant reaction with its golden iridescent glaze. At first it was considered alchemy, because the process involves using a lead-based glaze to create a golden shine on a pot, but without gold in it!
Antique Lamps with a Royal Story
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:18:39 -0500
Some antique lamps have a story to tell and the couples portrayed here, of course, are the ill-fated Louis XVI of France and his Queen, Marie Antoinette.
Antiques - Are There Really Bones In Bone China?
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:33:21 -0500
When we speak of bone china, does it ever raise the question, however fleetingly, I wonder if this cup I’m drinking from actually has bones in it? The short answer is yes. But we can’t leave it there, so on to the long answer …
Antiques - What Does Soft Paste Porcelain Mean?
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:06:09 -0500
Every niche subject has its specific, descriptive words, its recognised terminology. These are words of international understanding, conveying a clear picture of the object being described. In the world of antiques this is extremely important, particularly when the object is not able to be seen and handled by the person receiving...
Antique Lamps – Blue and White Is Always Right!
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:07:08 -0500
The display of blue and white is traditionally regarded as best seen against a yellow background. Yellow not only compliments both the blue prints, but also the white of the earthenware or porcelain. These combine to produce a beautiful display. When a blue and white antique lamp is added, the look is really dazzling!
Behind Every Good Lamp is A Good Lamp Shade!
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:45:39 -0400
As all discerning decorators know, finding the right lamp base is hard enough, but finding the right lamp shade can be easier said than done! So how do you complete the look with the perfect shade?
Antique Lamps - A Lamp With a Message!
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:12:21 -0400
We have all heard about the "message in a bottle". Here we look at an antique lamp with an ancient message! The story of Siddhartha's transformation into the Lord Buddha, meaning "one who has awakened", is well known to both the East as well as the West, with a growing Western...
Antiques - What’s In a Word?
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:08:49 -0400
Within my subject of antique ceramics, porcelain and pottery, I have noticed a consistent confusion over a particular group of ceramic terms. These include the terms, “soft paste” and “hard paste” porcelain.
Art as an Allegorical Figure
Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:36:08 -0400
Mankind has always been attracted to beauty. At no time through the long passage of history has humanity not been expressed through art. In every corner of the world, in every society, known as civilized or uncivilized, art, as an expression of that society, has flowered. We can still look with admiration...
Antique Lamps – A Lamp with a Message!
Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:23:00 -0400
We have all heard about the “message in a bottle”. Here we look at an antique lamp with an ancient message!
Antique Lamps – Papier Mache
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:45:15 -0400
Antique lamps, you would expect to be made of porcelain, glass, wood, or brass, but not paper! But, yes, there are papier mache antique lamps. We look at papier mache's 2000 year old history.
Antique Lamps - In Peking Glass
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:12:07 -0400
In our modern world, glass is an every day part of life, but this was not always so. The elegant and ethereal medium known as "glass" is simply and basically made of sand and, or, silica and a flux; sodium or potassium. These elements fuse together when melted at a very...
Antique Lamps – A Berlin Lamp, Pure Classic
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:15:03 -0400
Antique lamps with a “presence” can add to our visual appreciation of life. An antique lamp can be seen and appreciated in just the same way as a picture, which can add so much to enrich our lives.
Antique Lamps - A Classic Paris Accent Lamp
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:18:07 -0400
The early 19th century saw new heights in smart design. Here we look at a Paris porcelain, accent lamp from this stylish period.
Antique Lamps - Blanc de Chine
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:01:35 -0400
The Chinese, pure white to cream porcelain is known in the West as Blanc de Chine. With its simple lines and elegant understated style, Blanc de Chine not only creates a sense of calm, but the perfect antique lamp.
Antique Lamps - A 20th century Chinese Imari Lamp
Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:36:51 -0400
The Chinese attitude to their vast legacy of art and design differs markedly from Western thinking, which tends to classify art into different historic periods, associating styles as framed in time.
Antique Lamps - Peking Glass
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:05:13 -0400
Chinese glass is known in the West as "Peking glass". Glass has a long history of over 5000 years, but in 1696 snuff saw glass production in China really change.
Antique Lamps as Artistic Expression
Wed, 20 May 2009 07:07:15 -0400
If we can imagine “art” as an allegorical figure, a curator of the world’s storehouse of music, pictures, literature, sculpture etc, we would need many more than one life time to see all she had to show us!
Who’s For Tea?
Mon, 18 May 2009 11:25:55 -0400
The tea we drink and know so well is actually a camellia, Camellia sinensis. First discovered as a tea, or, dried leaf tip that could be added to boiling water as a drink. There is a lot more than you think, behind that cup of tea.
Antique Lamps – A Renaissance Man
Wed, 13 May 2009 00:42:14 -0400
Ulysses Cantagalli, is today recognised as a major 19th century Italian potter. Cantagalli was an outstanding ceramicist, whose original works are displayed in many private and important public museum collections.
Antique Lamps – Treen, Fine, Dark and Handsome
Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:02:02 -0400
There is nothing like the polished sheen on antique wood, lovingly polished with bees’s wax for the past hundred, or even, the past two hundred years,the result of elbow grease, wax and time!
From China to Porcelain
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:26:41 -0400
Porcelain, is today, so widely available and is such an every day commodity, that we could very easily overlook just how different it was.
Antique Lamps & Silk Lamp Shades
Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:05:07 -0400
This fascinating fibre reeled from cocoons spun by caterpillars of silk-producing insects, is known to have been cultivated for more than five thousand years.
Antique Lamps – A Bat Printed Staffordshire Lamp
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:20:29 -0400
The invention of transfer printing on porcelain and pottery was, without doubt, one of the most important innovations in the development of the ceramic industry. We illustrate a little printed lamp c1840
Antique Lamps - In Cassolette Style
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:15:04 -0400
Prior to the development of modern sanitation etc, hygiene was poorly understood, the air was full of “smells” from a multitude of sources, but, it was those stylish French, who designed an elegant, 18th century solution.
Table Lamps by Moonlight
Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:36:28 -0400
When we think of Japanese porcelain, we quite often think of brightly coloured Imari, but not all Japanese Imari was brightly coloured.
Antique Table Lamps and the Eight Immortals
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:53:23 -0400
Every age and every society has its saints and sages and with its long history, China has produced a great number, some so ancient, as to be lost, except for the echo.
Antique Lamps - A Soft Intimate Glow
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:37:44 -0500
Bright overhead light is fine, in an office, car park or airport but definitely not in that favourite room!
Lamps - And Now, Something Completely Different!
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:41:03 -0500
Although contemporary, it is sometimes surprising just how a striking pair of "knock-out" lamps like this, can work so well in a wide range of interior styles.
Antique Lamps - Outstandingly Rare Minton Lamps
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:08:43 -0500
In private correspondence with the UK Wedgwood/Minton museum, this pair of lamps were described as “highly important”.The vase shape was registered in 1863 as “in the Chinese style”.
Lampshades, Lampshades, Lamp Shades !
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:27:47 -0500
When it comes to lampshades, The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co has a word to say…..
A Table Lamp by Richard-ginori
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:05:07 -0500
This 1930’s table lamp from the design house of Richard-Ginori is an elegant lamp of well balanced proportion. A perfect example from this acknowledged era of smart design.
Antique Lighting - Very Rare, Mid 18th Century, French Faience Table Lamp
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:23:19 -0500
The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co present a mid 18th century French table lamp decorated with Rococo flower painting 260 years old, but still as fresh as the summer of 1750!
Antique Lamp - a Rare Yongzhen Jar Table Lamp
Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:08:24 -0500
There is a point at which art can become practical and we illistrate this with a rare, early 18th century jar and cover as a lamp. The Imperial reign of the Yongzhen Emperor was renowned for a pastel palette of enamel colours. We illustrates this with a rare little jar and cover,dated to 1735, as a free standing table lamp.
Antique Lamps in White Parian
Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:46:03 -0500
Parian, a hard paste porcelain introduced in1846 by the English firm of Copeland and Garrett, in imitation of Sevres biscuit (fired but unglazed porcelain). Its name is derived from its resemblance to the perfect white marble from the Greek island of Paros.
Antique Lamps - Celadon’s Cloak
Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:07:18 -0500
The Celadon colour we so admire has a story to tell… Celadon is one of the beautiful glazes used on Chinese ceramics, with a range in tone from pale green to deep sea-green. It is intended to reflect the wide range of greens found in jade. Celadon is still as popular as ever with its elegant, cool, jade green depth of colour
Antique Lamps by Edme Samson of Paris
Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:54:16 -0500
Edmé Samson, born in Paris in 1810, established the porcelain company of Samson-Edmé et Cie in the 1830’s. Samson began his career by producing replacement pieces of Chinese export, but now, Samson copies are antique, being over 100 years old.
Antique Lamps in Greek Revival Style
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:32:34 -0500
The mythology and superb design of ancient Greece has fascinated us for thousands of years and for centuries there have been constant revivals of the styles developed in the classical Greek world of 500 BC.
Table Lamps in Wedgwood Jasper
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:06:03 -0500
Josiah Wedgwood was born in 1730 into a family of potters at Burslem in Staffordshire, the great centre of English ceramics. Wedgwood was known as a man full of new ideas, a man who experimented tirelessly to develop and refine his product.
Antique Lamps in Chinese Cinnabar
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:27:39 -0500
The long history of Chinese culture has produced a great number of original and distinctive artistic styles. One of these is “Cinnabar Lacquerware”. Quickly recognised by its distinctive red colour and sometimes referred to as “China Red”. This treatment has been used artistically in China for over 1000 years.
Antique Table Lamp Lighting - a Berlin Lamp C1840
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:26:51 -0500
The Berlin porcelain factory was started in 1751 and after a range of misfortunes was purchased in 1763 by Frederick, the King of Prussia.
Antique Lamp - a Rare Chinese Imari Lamp Circa 1750
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:10:58 -0500
In the early 18th century the Chinese porcelain makers started copying Japanese Imari porcelain for export to the west.
Table Lamps - Japanese Tokkuri or Saké Bottle Lamps
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:57:21 -0500
Japan has a long tradition of ceramics and we look at the long history of the Saké Tokkuri,now appearing as an antique table lamp, full of rustic character.
Paris / Limoges Table Lamps
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:15:44 -0500
The “Paris” porcelain, so well known, was actually not made in Paris but at Limoges to the South West of Paris!