{"product_id":"paire-de-lampes-petrole-faience-bleu-vert","title":"PAIR OF LAMPS","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBetween 1859 - 1884\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePolychrome glazed earthenware, gilt bronze mount\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eH. 58.2 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePrivate collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e© Ouest enchères publiques \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e_\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOuest enchères publiques Nantes \u0026amp; Rennes, \u003cem\u003eQuintessence IV - part 3: tableware and Asian arts\u003c\/em\u003e, lot 842, in Vezin-le-Coquet, on Monday, October 19, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePair of glazed earthenware oil lamps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, covered in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eceladon glaze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and decorated with a polychrome design of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFar Eastern inspiration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Lush vegetation of banana trees, bamboo, palm trees and grasses unfolds across the whole, in a subtle harmony of blues and greens. A very beautiful\u003cstrong\u003e gilt bronze mount\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose four-legged base evokes bamboo, completes this set.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis pair of lamps bears witness to Auguste Jean's interest in the \u003cstrong\u003earts of the Far East\u003c\/strong\u003e, of which he offers a \u003cstrong\u003efree and personal interpretation\u003c\/strong\u003e. The enveloping plant decoration, the palette of blues and greens and the pictorial treatment of the motifs fit into the Orientalist taste that was then contributing to the renewal of French decorative arts. Like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThéodore Deck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEugène Collinot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Auguste Jean thus participates in the eclecticism that characterizes French ceramics under the Second Empire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral other earthenware pieces by Auguste Jean, notably \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/augustejean.com\/products\/vase-balustre-faience-celadon\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evases\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/augustejean.com\/products\/paire-de-potiches-faience-celadon\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epots\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/augustejean.com\/products\/plat-polylobe-faience-celadon\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eplates\u003c\/a\u003e, feature similar painted decorations. This pair nevertheless remains particularly \u003cstrong\u003erare\u003c\/strong\u003e, as Auguste Jean's earthenware or glass lamps are very few among the works that have come down to us.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auguste Jean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55449951404373,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/5255\/4069\/files\/auguste-jean-paire-lampe-petrole-faience-extreme-orientale-bambou-bronze-bleu-1.png?v=1792487238","url":"https:\/\/augustejean.com\/en\/products\/paire-de-lampes-petrole-faience-bleu-vert","provider":"Auguste Jean","version":"1.0","type":"link"}