Lamp, ca. 1900

Lamp; circa 1900.
Porcelain, gilt metal and glass shade.
Measurements: 66 x 26 cm.
Lamp that rests on a gilt metal base whose body shows the shape of a vase made of enamelled porcelain. The central body has figurative ornamentation with a medallion in the centre that houses the face of a young woman in profile on the front. The headdress and hairstyle of both young women indicate a clear taste for classical antiquity. The upper part is formed by a cut-glass tulip representing the corolla of a flower.