A polished bronze mounted Sèvres-style cobalt blue ground porcelain oil lamp Paris, circa 1895

Now fitted for electricity. The shade could be a later replacement. There are no gilding left to bronze mounts. The porcelain is in very good original condition with raised gilt decoration. There is wear to gilt decor to edges of base. There is a circular ceramic plaque that joins the three support and this circular plaque shows three reglued cracks.
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