Hand Painted Ornate Italian Porcelain Table Lamp

Available from Ballard Consignment when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

This exquisite Italian porcelain table lamp is a masterpiece of classical decorative art, featuring an intricate, pierced lattice or "reticulated" body. The cream-colored porcelain base is adorned with elaborate scrolling openwork and hand-applied gilded gold accents that follow the ornate contours of the vessel. Its central focus is a beautiful hand-painted romantic vignette in the Rococo style. The lamp is crowned with a traditional pleated silk-style shade in a neutral cream tone, which provi