AN IMPRESSIVE BRONZED SPELTER FIGURAL TABLE LAMP ATTRIBUTED TO / AFTER AUGUSTE MOREAU (1834–1917), WELL-KNOWN FRENCH SCULPTOR ASSOCIATED WITH ART NOUVEAU AND LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE SCULPTURE. THE FIGURE DEPICTS A GRACEFUL MAIDEN IN FLOWING DRAPERY, ARMS OUTSTRETCHED, SUPPORTING A TWIN LIGHT FITTING WITH DECORATIVE VINE AND LEAF MOTIFS AND FROSTED GLASS SHADES.

THE BASE IS CAST WITH THE SIGNATURE “AUG. MOREAU” (SEE PHOTOS). THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH PERIOD SPELTER CASTS PRODUCED AFTER THE ORIGINAL MODEL AND SHOULD BE DESCRIBED AS ATTRIBUTED TO / AFTER AUGUSTE MOREAU RATHER THAN A LIFETIME BRONZE.

THE FIGURE WAS PREVIOUSLY PAINTED WHITE (VISIBLE IN HISTORIC PHOTOS). THE PAINT HAS BEEN REMOVED, HOWEVER SMALL AREAS OF WHITE PAINT RESIDUE REMAIN, MOSTLY TO THE REAR AND AROUND THE METAL FRAME AND LEAF ARMS. THERE ARE ALSO SMALL LOSSES, RUBBING AND SURFACE WEAR, PRIMARILY TO THE BACK AND METALWORK, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND PREVIOUS FINISH REMOVAL. OVERALL STILL A VERY STRIKING AND DECORATIVE PIECE WITH GOOD FORM AND PRESENCE.

TWO FROSTED GLASS SHADES WITH SCALLOPED EDGES. METAL LEAF ARMS SHOW SOME PAINT LOSSES AND AGE-RELATED WEAR. WIRING PRESENT; WORKING ORDER BUT MAY REQUIRE UPDATING TO MEET MODERN STANDARDS.

DIMENSIONS APPROXIMATELY:
HEIGHT: ABOUT 77 CM / 30.3 INCHES
WEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 11 KG / 24.3 LBS

HEAVY ITEM – WILL REQUIRE CAREFUL PACKING AND COURIER DELIVERY OR COLLECTION BY ARRANGEMENT.

AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE-SCALE FIGURAL LAMP, IDEAL FOR ART NOUVEAU, FRENCH, CLASSICAL OR STATEMENT INTERIORS.