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A pair of French Directoire Style Bouillotte Lamps
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Pre 1837 VR item# 1074697 (stock# CA.5.170.2)
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Chicora Antiques, Inc.
1-803-834-3787
$6250. the pair.
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A rare pair a French Directoire Style Bouillotte Lamps with Tole Shades and Ormolu Mounts, appendages, and pierced dish bases with three candle arms. The name bouilotte is derived from a card game popular in the French Directoire Period (1795-1799) and French Empire Era (1799-1815). The lamps were usually employed to illuminate tables for card playing in the late day and were very mobile as they generally were topped with a ring finial. The metal tole shades were practical as they prevente ...click for details
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