Maison Gagneau, Pair of lamps in celadon porcelain and gilt bronze, circa 1880

Maison Gagneau, signed.

Pair of lamps in celadon porcelain baluster-shaped. Panse adorned with garlands of bindweed in white enamel on a celadon background. Openwork handles adorned with acanthus leaves and rosettes. Frame in chiseled and gilded bronze adorned with a frieze of laurel leaves. Notched base adorned with dentils. Upper part of the frame with a decoration of leaves, gadroons and an openwork circular gallery adorned with circles.

Work realized 1880.

New and functional electrical system.

Dimensions : H 73 x W 20 x D 18 cm. 

Reference : LS45611251

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Maison Gagneau, created in 1800 in Paris, is a bronzer and a lightings producer very popular during the 19th century. First established in the 25, rue d’Enghien, Maison Gagneau settled at the 115 rue Lafayette. She participates at the famous French and Internation exhibitions : les Expositions des Produits de l’Industrie and also Expositions Universelles and won several distinctions ; she was even also a member of the jury during the 1889 Exposition Universelle.

Celadon designates both a color and a type of ceramic specific to China and the Far East. “Celadon Green”: it’s a color name designating a shade of green. Celadon is particularly appreciated in Asia, because it allows to obtain the color of jade, the sacred stone. The name celadon is today almost always associated with porcelain, usually Chinese. In French, the origin of the word comes from Honoré d’Urfé’s novel L’Astrée (17th century), one of whose characters, Céladon, a shepherd, wears green ribbons.