Lamp
Italy, 19th century.
Bronze.
11 x 5 1/4 inches (279 x 133 mm)
AZ062
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Summary
A shell-shaped oil lamp is surmounted by the figure of a man working a bellows. A balancing dolphin joins the shell to the stem, which is decorated with cherubs' heads and rests on three sphinxes.
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