Neoclassical Urn on Base, Fitted As a Lamp

A neoclassical urn in brass, wearing a pleated black shade with the air of an opera hat.

This neoclassical urn on a base, fitted as a lamp, dates to the 20th century and is bronze, cut marble and metal. Urn forms with swags and ribbing came back into fashion with Neoclassical taste in the late 18th century and have been a decorative staple ever since. The bronze urn has a lidded top, a band of hanging garlands and a fluted lower body on a slim stem. It stands on a white marble block over a square bronze foot cast with leaves. A pleated black shade is topped by a flame finial. It is 5.5 inches long, 5.5 deep and 34.5 high.

Formal, without being stuffy about it.