Chinese Bell-Form Oil Lamp
Product ID: A0701-007
$1,295.00
About this piece
A bell with a hat, and a stem twisted like rope.
Metalworkers in Guangdong Province, China, forged this bell-form oil lamp in iron in the mid to late 19th century. Oil lamps were commonly used for household light and in temples. The heavy, flared bell body supports a twisted iron stem that rises to a shallow, flat dish at the top. The iron has darkened to a brown-black patina, with a lightly hammered texture across the bell.
About 16 inches tall and 7 wide. A lamp that looks like it rings.
