A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL REGULATOR OIL LAMP

A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL REGULATOR OIL LAMP
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER JEAN JACQUES (JAMES) PRADIER (1792-1852)
Modelled with three female Classical figures on a fluted base, inscribed 'PRADIER/F.de.Eck et Durand', the base with applied label 'LAMPE A MODERATEUR PERFECTIONNE BREVET D'INVENTION, SANS GARANTIE DU GOUVERNEMENT L.F.', adapted to electricity
18½in. (47cm.) excluding fitment