Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019
Lot 373
An Italian painted and carved wood standard lamp
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £700
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Description
An Italian painted and carved wood standard lamp, with a leaf and scroll capital, above a stem entwined with a grapevine, on a leaf base, originally gilt, with shade, c.1920, 193.2cm high (overall).
Provenance:
By repute from the collection of T. E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia.
The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.
Thomas Edward Lawrence read History at Jesus College and Sir Jeremy, whilst at Oxford, resided in the same room as Lawrence and the lamp was acquired during this time.