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Early lighting is rare. Often a candle or groups of candles were the end of the story. Fireplaces furnished lighting and heat, candles were luxury items.  Elaborately gilt decoration was meant to be seen by candle light. Oil lamps, common in antiquity, are sometimes found. Chandeliers were first candles, then gas, then about 1880 electrification came to the Paris Exposition and the lighting of the Avenue de l'Opera. Soon the most elegant and elaborate chandeliers imaginable were made in increasing amounts.

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  • Green Glazed Pottery Balustrade Lamp, China circa 1880

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    A 19th Century Chinese green glazed pottery balustrade later mounted as a lamp, circa 1880.

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    French Empire Style Tole lamps, late 19th Century

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    A pair of 19th Century Empire style tole lamps, later electrified, France. The lamp base measures 4.75″ w x 4.75″ d. Height: 32.5 in Diameter: ...

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  • Pair of Chippendale Mirrors with Candle Arms, England circa 1890

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    A pair of English Chippendale Style mahogany mirrors with 3 candle holders, circa 1890.

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