Live Auction 2504A Trumbauer Estate on The Philadelphia Main Line
A PAIR OF RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CARCEL LAMPS
Lot 761

A PAIR OF RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CARCEL LAMPS

CIRCA 1820

Closed15 April 2011

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A PAIR OF RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CARCEL LAMPS
CIRCA 1820
Each with fluted columnar stem with basket weave and fruit and flower wreathed base, with maker's label to base CARCEL INVENTEUR BREVETE RUE DE L'ABRE SEC. NO. 18 A PARIS, electrified
43½ in. (110.5 cm.) high including fitment (2)

Acquired from H.M. Luther Antiques, New York.

Specialist note

A French watchmaker, Bernard Guillaume Carcel (1750-1818) patented an ingenious oil lamp in 1800 which used a clockwork mechanism to deliver a continuous supply of oil to the burner. It could be operated unattended, could be used to the last drop of oil and operate for sixteen hours without refilling.