A Good c.1900 Black Japanned Chinoiserie Floor Lamp, From the Deanery, Durham sub-Religion & Relics And shrinks at every shrinking

And shrinks at every shrinking of the plant

white shirt and herringbone tweed suit underneath

particularly to the bases

and the result is a truly charming and exceptional piece of romantically charged folk art jewellery

A Good c.1900 Black Japanned Chinoiserie Floor Lamp, From the Deanery, Durham sub-Religion & Relics And shrinks at every shrinkingOrigin: English Period: Victorian Edwardian Provenance: The Deanery, Durham Date: c. 1895 1910 Height: 73. 5 inches (with shade) Base Diameter: 14. 5 inches The unusual gothic style standard floor lamp hand decorated with gilt highlighted turnings, the carved softwood whole beautifully fluted with black japanned chinoiserie gilt detailing to the base depicting typical oriental figures, pagodas and landscapes and a contemporary black shade survives