Table lamp (2) - Bronze - Mythological Atlantes





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Two lamps in bronze from France in the Napoléon III Atlantes Mitologiques style, with textile lace shades, measuring 21 x 21 x 30 cm, in good used condition and in working order.
Description from the seller
They are two lamps that combine the sculptural strength of bronze with the delicacy of handmade textile work. Each piece is supported by a mythological Atlas, modeled in a style typical of the first half of the 20th century: well-proportioned bodies, musculature defined without exaggeration, and a classical posture, slightly leaning backward to support the upper structure. The bronze shows a warm patina, the result of time, which enhances the volumes and lends the figures a solemn, almost theatrical air.
On them repose the textile lamp-shades, crafted in crocheted lace that allows light to pass softly and diffused. The fabric, with its open weave and wavy edge, provides a charming contrast to the visual weight of the metal. That blend of materials—the sculptural bronze and the domestic lace—is very characteristic of decorative pieces produced between the 1920s and 1940s, when artisanal work coexisted with a taste for the ornamental and the symbolic.
The result is a pair of lamps that not only illuminate but also tell an aesthetic story: the dialogue between the mythical and the everyday, between the solidity of metal and the fragility of thread, between sculptural tradition and textile craft.
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Seller's Story
Translated by Google TranslateThey are two lamps that combine the sculptural strength of bronze with the delicacy of handmade textile work. Each piece is supported by a mythological Atlas, modeled in a style typical of the first half of the 20th century: well-proportioned bodies, musculature defined without exaggeration, and a classical posture, slightly leaning backward to support the upper structure. The bronze shows a warm patina, the result of time, which enhances the volumes and lends the figures a solemn, almost theatrical air.
On them repose the textile lamp-shades, crafted in crocheted lace that allows light to pass softly and diffused. The fabric, with its open weave and wavy edge, provides a charming contrast to the visual weight of the metal. That blend of materials—the sculptural bronze and the domestic lace—is very characteristic of decorative pieces produced between the 1920s and 1940s, when artisanal work coexisted with a taste for the ornamental and the symbolic.
The result is a pair of lamps that not only illuminate but also tell an aesthetic story: the dialogue between the mythical and the everyday, between the solidity of metal and the fragility of thread, between sculptural tradition and textile craft.
Tracked shipping and careful packaging.

