Lamp - Antique lantern-shaped table lamp with a gilded/patinated finish - Glass

Table lamp in the shape of a classic street lantern, built from a darkened metal frame with gilded-bronze rocaille ornaments (acanthus leaf motifs) on the corners. The lantern cap is hexagonal and consists of five tinted glass panels, of which one panel is a hinged door on a hinge with a hook — making the bulb easily accessible for replacement without having to dismantle the cap.

Inside the cap there is a candle-shaped “flame tip” lampholder with a twisted, drippy wax look — a decorative detail that makes the whole resemble an authentic candle lantern and it was later electrified; the socket has been cut and mounted on it (see photo).

The cap rests on a twisted baluster foot with a round, flat base, and is crowned by a pinecone-like ornament on top of the lid.

Age and material: the bottom of the foot shows no foundry stamp, but clear concentric casting marks and a heavy, granular white-gray oxide layer with pitting — characteristic of long-unpolished, old cast metal (possibly a lead-tin or zamak alloy). This points to an object of considerable age, presumably early 20th century, and the fitting is hand-cut, so it isn’t perfectly finished but the lamp works.

Carefully packaged and sent by registered mail.