Pair of lamps in red sang-de-bœuf porcelain, circa 1880

Pair of baluster shape lamps in red sang-de-bœuf (*oxblood red) porcelain.
Chiselled and gilt bronze mount. High of the mount with an openwork geometrical decor, a cables frieze and water leaves. Handles on each side of the belly in lion head shape holding a ring in its mouth and topped by a parchment adorned with bucks and an acanthus leave. Circular quadripode base decorated with rosettes, scrolls and acanthus leaves.

Work realized circa 1880.

New and functional electrical system.

Dimensions : H 67 x W 22 x D 18 cm.

Reference : LS31891411

! The price doesn’t include the lampshade price. However, our workshop can advise you with pleasure and realize it with your size and color choices !

Under the Chinese Qing dynasty (1644-1911), a multitude of ceramic varieties was developed including the red sang de boeuf (FR) i.e. “oxblood” red monochrome glazes.
The term “Langyao hong ” appeared in a Chinese manuscript from the beginning of the 18th century that talked about Lang Tingji, governor of a China province, which had made researches on past dynasties porcelain, including glazes. He allowed the development of a new colour thanks to the copper oxide fired at more than 1200°C in a kiln with an oxygen reduction: the sang de boeuf oxblood red or “Langyao”, combining glow and depth.
During its manufacture, the porcelain can take two aspects: a solid red or a speckled red with darker spots under a cracked transparent glaze. All along centuries, this production was realized with more or less care, giving it different aspects as a darker colour on some parts of the item or a yellow cracks net.
Normally, the term “oxblood red” only concerned the red monochromes produced under the Kangxi era (1662-1722) but can be also employed to describe later objects as our pair of lamps.