Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Lamp

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.
Classification
School
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