A pair of French Silver plated three light bouillotte lamps

Lamp Treasure22 Nov, 2022Art

A pair of traditional French Silver plated three light bouillotte lamps from Lamp Treasure are decorated with Napoleonic bees and a running band of laurel leaves.The 18th century introduced the ''Age of Enlightenment'', and continued the Industrial Revolution. Electroplating of silver onto base metals, usually brass, copper or bronze enabled the precious silver to give the appearance of, without the cost of using quantities of the precious metal.